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Geoffrey Berman

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Gender Male
Age 64
Date of birth September 12,1959
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Trenton
New Jersey
United States
SpouseJoanne Karen Schwartz
Office United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Previous officeInterim United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2018–2018)
Job Lawyer
Education Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania
Stanford Law School
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Geoffrey Steven Berman is an American lawyer serving as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York since 2018. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1990 to 1994.

Prince Andrew asked to testify to the US, in the Jeffrey Epstein sex case

Feb 16,2020 8:24 am

The Duke of York was to testify on behalf of the US authorities about his relationship with sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein , The Bbc told.

It was first reported that the U.S. Department of justice, had made the Ministry to speak in a formal request, with Prince Andrew as part of Epstein's request.

He was heavily criticized for his friendship with the American financier.

The Duke has previously said he didn't want to houses to witness the suspicious behavior during the visits of the Epstein -.

Prince Andrew stepped out of the Royal duties in the Last Year , according to a well-BBC-criticized-interview about his relationship with Epstein, who at the age of 66, while awaiting trial on sex, drugs and conspiracy charges.

BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said The Bbc had confirmed the reports that the US authorities had a legal assistance (MLA) request to the Home Office - although this is not confirmed by the U.S. Department of Justice or the UK Home Office .

Under the terms of a MLA request, if Prince Andrew did not respond voluntarily, he may be called upon to answer to a UK court to ask.

Our correspondent said that The Duke 's legal team is bitterly unhappy about the leaking of The Request , with a source describing it as "an extraordinary breach of confidentiality".

A full statement with details about Prince Andrew, the cooperation with the US authorities.

MLA requests that are used by other States to obtain assistance in an investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, in General, if the cooperation can not be achieved by law enforcement agencies.

According to Home Office guidelines, it is the "usual policy", which confirmed the existence of a request, neither or denied.

In his interview with The Bbc 's Newsnight programme in November 2019, of the said Duke, he didn't regret his friendship with Epstein, despite The Financier was convicted of solicitation of a minor girl for prostitution in 2008.

Shortly after it was broadcast, He Said that he was "ready to help, the appropriate law enforcement agency".

He was criticised in January by the U.S. attorney directs The Investigation , in Epstein, Geoffrey Berman - Who Said The Prince had "zero cooperation" to investigators.



Source of news: bbc.com

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