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You guys did nothing wrong by buying the laptops, you didn't know they were stolen. For the most part people only get in trouble for POSP if they knowingly bought stolen property. If the cops were to show up later and say that they were stolen but believe your story that they knew nothing, then all is good. If simply buying and keeping stolen property unknowingly was a convictable offense, no pawn shops would be able to exist. They get out of it by complying by certain standards and reporting when they find out something really is stolen.
Finding out later that they were stolen and not doing anything about it is wrong though and if they can prove that you guys did know later that it was stolen but did nothing about it you might get in trouble, but probably not.
My advice is to convince your friends into letting you take those to work and have the serial numbers checked. No matter what happens there, you will look good and honest to your employer. Hopefully they will remember that. If the company can't match the serial numbers, your friends can keep them and feel good about themselves. They may still be stolen, but at least then if the cops did eventually come to you guys, that would look really good on your parts.
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