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The post describes Epstein’s 2008 Florida sentence as one where he “served twelve months.” However, contemporaneous reporting and official summaries consistently state he served **13 months** of the 18-month jail sentence. * The Bureau of Prisons psychological reconstruction report states: “**Mr. Epstein served 13 of his 18-month incarceration** …” * Reporting based on Associated Press backgrounders likewise states Epstein “served only **13 months**” and had work release up to 12 hours/day. Because the post gives a specific served-time figure (“twelve months”), and official/reporting sources give a different specific figure (“13 months”), the claim is factually incorrect.

The post links the FBI and DOJ OIG investigations to the creation of a “15-page psychological report.” But the psychological reconstruction document itself is a **Federal Bureau of Prisons** memorandum and report, issued within DOJ’s BoP (Reentry Services Division) and prepared by BoP personnel. In the PDF, the header reads “**U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons**,” and the memo subject line is “Psychological Reconstruction.” It also explicitly notes it avoided formal interviews to prevent interference with “pending investigations by other Department of Justice components,” and that the “original video was confiscated by the **FBI** prior to the beginning of this reconstruction”—indicating the reconstruction is **separate from** (not authored by) the FBI/OIG investigations. So while the FBI and OIG did investigate, attributing the production of the 15-page psychological reconstruction report to them is incorrect.