He had at least 1,000 CSEM films/photos at the time of his arrest. At the time of his arrest, FSU preserved Sullivan’s work position and "reassigned to non-classroom obligations till this investigation is complete." Sullivan was terminated, twelve October 2010, by involuntary separation. By the time that the Bear Stearns fund began to fail in May 2007, Epstein had started to negotiate a plea offer with the U.S.