An FBI source who claimed Jeffery Epstein was a Mossad agent in a document released last month was a fraudster and Holocaust denier, highlighting how the so-called Epstein files have fed into Israel-related conspiracies based on unreliable information.

The document, dated 2020, based the allegations of Mossad links on the source’s relationship with the prominent pro-Israel lawyer Alan Dershowitz.

The source told the FBI that he witnessed Dershowitz communicate with the Israeli spy agency, and “became convinced that Epstein was a co-opted Mossad agent.”

The source also said that Epstein “trained as a spy” under former prime minister and IDF chief Ehud Barak. He accused the Chabad Hasidic movement of “doing everything they can to co-opt the Trump presidency,” said that “Trump has been compromised by Israel,” claimed Dershowitz himself was a Mossad agent, and called for an investigation into the Kushner family.

The source, like others alleging Mossad links in the Epstein files, was not named and did not provide evidence. The document also framed the allegations as suspicions, indicating a lack of actual evidence.

On Tuesday, Dershowitz said that the informant was Charles Johnson, an online provocateur and fraudster with a history of Holocaust denial.

“The source is Charles Johnson. He is a Holocaust denier. He was sentenced to prison. The FBI concluded that nothing he said should be credited. Yes, he’s a confidential FBI source, but a discredited one,” Dershowitz told The Times of Israel.

Johnson interned for Dershowitz while Johnson was a high school student, but the two have not been in contact for more than 10 years, Dershowitz said.

Dershowitz is one of the many high-profile figures linked to the convicted sex offender, having provided Epstein with legal representation. There is no evidence of criminality by Dershowitz and he has repeatedly........

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