The FBI is reportedly pausing its investigation into Prince Andrew’s friendship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Investigators in the U.S. will not continue their work unless new information surfaces after getting “zero cooperation” from the Duke of York.
“The agents and attorneys who have, for years, worked diligently looking into Andrew’s friendship with Epstein are beyond frustrated,” a source close to the case told Britain’s Daily Mirror. “They’re angry that the probe has been parked.
“But truth be told, no new leads have been discovered for quite some time, and until new evidence is presented that can move the case forward, it has been shelved.”
Epstein, a Wall Street financier and convicted pedophile, died in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 at the age of 66 awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking of minors charges in Florida and New York.
The source said investigators at the FBI’s Southern District of New York office spent fewer and fewer hours since the end of 2023.
Resources began to dry up as FBI officials turned their focus on rap impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs following his arrest in September on racketeering, sex trafficking and prostitution-related charges.
“It’s all hands on deck right now,” the source said. “The sheer volume of information being gathered in the Combs case is comparable to when the Epstein investigation first broke wide open.
“We simply don’t have the resources to keep every case running at full capacity, and right now, it’s the Diddy case consuming the lion’s share of investigative efforts.”
A second source confirmed the probe into Prince Andrew’s past has been put on hold.
“Right now, resources are going elsewhere,” he told the Daily Mirror. “The officers and agencies have compiled much of their findings on Prince Andrew from the years of investigations, but the matter remains at an impasse.”