Man suing R'n'B singer for lost laptop reward

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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/8365694/man-suing-rnb-singer-for-lost-laptop-reward

By ninemsn staff
Oct 26 2011

An American singer who offered a $1 million reward for his stolen laptop 
is now being sued by the man who found it -- after the singer failed to 
pay up.

Hip hop producer and singer Ryan Leslie had his MacBook stolen when he 
was touring around Germany last year, so he posted a music video on 
YouTube to advertise the generous reward for anyone who retrieved it.

Although initially offering $2000, he upped the reward to $1 million 
because of the amount of "intellectual property" stored on the computer.

A 52-year-old German man, Armin Augstein, said he came across it in a 
park one month after Leslie reported it missing.

Mr Augstein handed it into police and has been trying to claim his 
reward ever since.

He is now suing Leslie for $1 million plus interest.

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