My sympathy's for the "finder" are more tempered. And his legal council needs to learn to stop showboating and STFU, because he's making statements that already are painting his client into knowing he did wrong. The guy's story is too convenient IMHO. A mysterious person finds the phone, hands it to our "finder", and then leaves. A "friend" is the one who calls Apple to return the phone. All stories that wash the "finder" and making it harder to prove/disprove his story. Not really inconsistent with Gizmodo's recalling of the tale though.