Man Reneges On $1M Offer For Return of Laptop; Court Orders Him To Pay

 
Tunisian girlfriend and model Kenza Fourati


 
Photo: Dan Brinzac

SHORT CHANGE: Ryan Leslie (above) and Armin Augstein at Manhattan federal court yesterday. Augstein is suing for the promised $1 million reward for the return of Leslie’s laptop.

So did he learn about morality and breach of contract at Harvard? Or was that a function of his superior intelligence? 

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/rap_slap_kvSTBaoDlN18eNtiOLK72L

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By BRUCE GOLDING
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“I have come to terms that I [am] never going to see my album again,” said the Financial District resident, a onetime whiz kid who scored a perfect 1600 on his SATs and entered Harvard at age 15.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/sour_note_over_reward_xtVClNRx1YG4ohgQs4XncI

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By REBECCA ROSENBERG and BRUCE GOLDING
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