Stumbled upon $7000,and returned it to the owner.Can you return such picked sum to its owner?

Stumbled upon $7000,and returned it to the owner.Can you return such picked sum to its owner?

One California man flexed his ethical muscle when he found — and returned — an envelope containing $6,900 in the parking lot of the Visalia Department of Motor Vehicles. Last week, Breck Reeves, 46, and his wife, Sarah, of Exeter, California, pulled into the parking lot of the DMV to swap Breck's Arizona driver's license for a California one, and he spied a thick plain white envelope lying on the ground next to his tire. 

"I saw the envelope, but it looked suspicious, so I ignored it," Reeves told Yahoo! Shine. "But when I came back to the car, it was still there, so I put it in my pocket." Reeves and his wife drove to Walmart to buy groceries, and Reeves opened the envelope in the car. "I was shocked — this could have been someone's life savings," he said. "I kept counting until I got to almost $7,000." 

Breck and Sarah Reeves both suffer from DiGeorge syndrome, a developmental disorder caused by a defective chromosome. The condition can affect mental stability, in some cases hampering decision-making skills, so the couple consulted Breck's mother on the matter. She advised them to return the money. "It was tempting to keep it, but we agreed that it was the right thing to do," said Breck. "I felt sick that someone had lost that amount of money."

Breck headed back to the DMV and alerted the manager, who called the Visalia Police Department. "The police said that I could keep the money if no one claimed it within 90 days," said Breck. "But two days later, the owner came forward."