Hmmmm,

An anonymous source handed it in to the FEDs?................... I actually don't like the sound of that because it means that they KNEW what it was and what it contained.

Say you just "found" a laptop or a wallet or a camera or whatever?..............I would hand it in to the local police and get a receipt. If I knew what it was I would still hand it in to the local police, but make sure that I saw a senior officer.

If I had actually stolen it, it would now be at the bottom of the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean. Unless you really know what you are doing, you can get killed for far less than the $50,000, let alone the $26.5billion?

To "conveniently" go straight to the FEDs is too convenient in my book.

As --Th13 and I have pointed out, those data could have been copied a million times, and there would be no trace, so for the FEDs to make out that it hasn't been copied is a damn lie...........nothing less. I mentioned forensics protocol as they are obviously aware of it. So they know that what they came out with was pure B/S?................... they have no way of knowing.

When supposedly independent law enforcement agencies start lying to protect the administration it is time to watch out? But, if you let active service law enforcement people be political appointments, that is exactly what you should expect.

Insurance companies generally pay a 10% recovery fee.................. 10% of $26.5 billion is how much? .................. not quite $50,000?

I think that the case should proceed as the damage has been done..................the data has been out of safe keeping for far too long.