vikash06/EpsteinFiles

FBI Jeffrey Epstein Documents – OCR Text Dataset

Introduction

The FBI has released 22 files related to Jeffrey Epstein through its public records system.
This dataset was created by extracting textual content from all released documents using an OCR-based model.

• OCR model used: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ocr
• Original document source: https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein

The final dataset contains 1,413 rows, where each row corresponds to OCR-extracted text from a specific page of a document, along with its page number and filename.

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Dataset Overview

• Total files processed: 22
• Total rows: 1,413
• Extraction method: OCR-based text extraction
• Dataset format: CSV

Columns

Column Name	Description
pagenumber	Page number within the source document
textcontents	Textual content extracted using the OCR model
filename	Name of the file from which the text was extracted

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Dataset Structure

• File format: CSV
• Granularity: Page-level text extraction
• Each row represents the OCR text extracted from a single page of a source document.

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Original Source

• FBI Vault – Jeffrey Epstein: https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein

The original underlying documents were released through U.S. government sources and remain subject to their original terms and conditions.

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Legal and Copyright Status (Non-Authoritative)

The original documents were created by various private individuals and entities, not by the dataset maintainer.

The documents are sourced from releases published by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The release webpages themselves carry standard copyright notices (© 2025 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform), and many individual documents may be protected by copyright held by their original authors or rights holders.

This dataset:

• Does not assert ownership over the underlying documents
• Does not grant any license to reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the underlying texts beyond what may already be permitted by law (e.g., fair use or similar doctrines)
• Is provided solely as an OCR-extracted text corpus for research and exploratory analysis

Users are solely responsible for ensuring that their use of this dataset complies with applicable copyright law, privacy law, institutional policies, and the terms of the original releases.

Nothing in this dataset card constitutes legal advice.
If you plan to use this corpus in a public-facing product, for model training, or at scale, you should seek independent legal counsel.

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Ethical and Content Warning

This dataset contains highly sensitive material, including references to:

• Sexual abuse and exploitation
• Human trafficking
• Violence and other traumatic subject matter
• Unverified allegations, opinions, or speculation

Users should handle this content with appropriate care and sensitivity.

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Intended and Prohibited Uses

Intended Uses

• Academic research
• Exploratory text analysis
• Transparency and accountability research
• Journalism support and document review

Not Intended For

• Fine-tuning or training language models
• Harassment, doxing, or targeted attacks on any individual or group
• Attempts to deanonymize redacted information or circumvent existing redactions
• Presenting unverified allegations as established facts

All use must comply with applicable laws, institutional policies, and the terms of the original document releases.

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Reminder: This dataset contains sensitive content. Use responsibly and ethically.