Zamboni - 9:12 pm on Apr 30, 2010 (gmt 0)

The guy called and talked to someone who represents the company which is now claiming 'stolen property' and they did not even look into the matter. ... He rightly called the company. The company wrongly said they didn't lose it without ever even looking into the matter.

Actually the latest statement from Hogan's lawyer is that he never called Apple, a friend of his was supposed to call Applecare but that might not have happened either.

Bornstein is Hogan's lawyer
... "However, Bornstein only noted that a friend of Hogan's has promised to call AppleCare, Apple's support line, on his behalf. "[Brian] regrets his mistake in not doing more to return the phone," said Bornstein."
[computerworld.com...]