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Originally Posted by Tobra
I don't know for sure, but I think the business emails belong to the business. You will want an attorney there for your next meeting with this person, or would be well advised to.
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Tobra is correct. Those emails are property in the same context as the physical hardware.
Was she using a VPN network for email server access or was her computer completely isolated? If through a company held server then the emails should still be there even if she deleted them. Deleting them in that manner just frees up "local" disc space for her email account. If your IT person has set up your network properly that is.
At any rate, those emails belong to the company and the return of that company owned material I believe can be a requirement to settle final compensation.