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The total amount of unclaimed money in CA averages five billion dollars annually – just imagine the amount of interest this earns for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has battled in numerous cases involving CA unclaimed property, said the state’s program was intended to be a lost and found for residents of California. Instead, it was turned into a profit making ‘business’ in the past few years.

The hold on the taking of property by CA has recently been removed and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra efforts in the form of sweeping reforms in improving how his office is handling CA unclaimed money. There is still a dire need though for residents of California and the other 49 states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these monies and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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Unclaimed property list includes more than 7,400 items in Genesee County (The Flint Journal)
Looking for a little cash in your pocket? If you haven’t already seen my story on unclaimed property in Genesee County, you’ll want to look. Check out the story to download a spreadsheet of more than 7,400 items worth at…

State releases unclaimed property list – WPRI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Are you missing any money? You may be. In fact, thousands of Rhode Islanders are. Today, the state treasurers office released its list of people who are on their unclaimed money list. More than 14,000 people are on the …

Airline tax refund charges unfair – Channel 4 News
Some passengers claiming back air passenger duty (APD) on unused flights are being hit by administration charges up to four times the value of the tax, according to Which? Holiday magazine. A number of major airlines, including British Airways and …

Federation of American Consumers and Travelers Helps Consumers Re … – 24-7PressRelease.com
According to the Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT), state governments across the nation are holding more than $30 billion in unclaimed consumer property. EDWARDSVILLE, IL, March 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — According to the …

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The state of California’s unclaimed funds program takes in about 300 million dollars each year. Why should you care? Well, if you or someone you know is or has been a resident of the Golden State (or had any kind of business dealings, whether you knew it or not), a chunk of that big pile of Cali unclaimed money might easily belong to you!

Under the California unclaimed property law, lost money such as forgotten checking and savings accounts, uncashed checks and money orders, mineral deposits, salary checks, cash and stock dividends, state of California unclaimed tax refunds, gift certificates, and other assets are passed along to the Treasury Department if their owners don’t locate them within a certain time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies widely from state to state, but in Cali it’s 3 years. These lost assets then get moved to the California unclaimed property division, where they wait in the state’s general fund until they’re returned to their rightful owners. This is where state officials in-charge of the Cali unclaimed cash were criticized recently. It appears that they have been eager to locate and take hold of the lost assets from the various establishments holding them but showed less interest in contacting the owners in the Cali unclaimed property database.

One of the main reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten money to its owners, they say, is the fact that they can’t be located. The problem is, who would think that people like Angelina Jolie, ZsaZsa Gabor, Gerri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Marlon Brando and Jennifer Lopez could be difficult to find? Their names and the names of several other celebrities are some of the names in the Cali missing money list but they have not been contacted by the officials in the California Unclaimed Property Division. They’re all owed checks for unclaimed money by Cali ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This just proves Cali state officials’ interest in holding this money in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficit for as long as they possibly can. As a matter of fact, there was a recent ruling by a judge on CA abandoned cash, stating that the state was not making enough of an effort to return it to its rightful owners and for a while halted the state’s s ability to seize it until a proper method of returning it to the rightful owners has been adopted.

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Oregon has millions in unclaimed money for residents, heirs – kgw.com
Finding your money is easy. KGW visited a secure vault in Salem where the state keeps unclaimed property. The place was packed with treasures ranging from gold bars to Rolex watches. Unclaimed property coordinator Cheryl Gladden showed us $40,000 in …

State to help area residents find forgotten, lost money – News-Gazette
HOOPESTON – The Illinois State Treasurers office will help Hoopeston area residents locate lost, forgotten and abandoned money. Called a Cash Dash, the service searches the states online database of unclaimed property, which can be anything from …

Federation of American Consumers and Travelers Helps Consumers Re … – 24-7PressRelease.com
According to the Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT), state governments across the nation are holding more than $30 billion in unclaimed consumer property. EDWARDSVILLE, IL, March 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — According to the …

Missing money? $1.5 billion unclaimed – Chicago Sun-Times
Do we have your money? Thats a question the state of Illinois and other municipalities are asking as they work to connect unclaimed property to the rightful owners. At MissingMoney.com, visitors can type in their name and state to find out if …

10 States With Most Unclaimed Refunds – Walletpop.com
Taxpayers can still get their old refund checks, which the IRS says could amount to around $800 for some folks. But the claim, via a 2005 Form 1040, must be made by April 15. After that, the federally allowed three-year window of opportunity from the …

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One of the main reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten cash to residents, they claim, is that they cannot be tracked down. Problem is, who would think people like Angelina Jolie, ZsaZsa Gabor, Gerri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Marlon Brando and Jennifer Lopez could be difficult to track down? Those names and the names of several other celebrities are just a few of the names in the Cali missing money database and yet they haven’t been contacted by the employees at the California Unclaimed Funds Division. They’re all owed checks for forgotten funds by Cali ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This just shows Cali state officials’ interest in holding this cash in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits for as long as they possibly can. In fact, there was recently a ruling by a federal judge on CA abandoned cash, stating that the state wasn’t trying hard enough to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the ability of the state to take and hold it until a better policy of reuniting it with the actual owners was adopted.

The total dollar amount for these funds in CA averages $5 billion annually – just imagine the amount of interest this accrues for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has battled in numerous cases involving California unclaimed property, said the state’s department was supposed to be a lost and found of sorts for Californians. Sadly, it was turned into a profit making ‘business’ in the past few years.

The ban on the taking of property by CA has recently been removed and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of sweeping reforms in improving how his office handles CA unclaimed money. There is still a great need though for Californians and Americans in all states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these properties and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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Need money? $300 million unclaimed in Oregon (KATU Portland)
The state of Oregon has over $300 million in unclaimed money from inactive bank accounts, unclaimed tax refunds, old payroll checks and more. Check to see if the state has money for you.

Tenn. Fails To Collect Outstanding Money (WSMV Nashville)
At a time when every penny counts, Tennessee has money that it has failed to collect.

Digital TV Bypassing Skid Row (New America Media)
The federal government may have delayed the massive digital television conversion to June 12, but thousands of poor residents say they may still be left in the dark.

Oregon has millions in unclaimed money for residents, heirs – kgw.com
PORTLAND, Ore. — Have you forgotten about an old safe deposit box? Maybe you overpaid an insurance company or received an inheritance you never knew about? Finding your money is easy. KGW visited a secure vault in Salem where the state keeps …

How Come SoundExchange Is Holding Onto Over $100 Million? – Tech Dirt
Weve talked about the ridiculousness of the various music collections societies being involved in the discussions on new music business models. To them, the answer is always the same: add another license and let us collect it. Theyre middlemen and …

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The state of California’s unclaimed funds department takes in about three hundred million dollars every year. What’s it to you? Well, if you or someone you know is or was a resident of the Golden State (or ever had any type of business dealings, whether you were aware of it or not), a chunk of that big pile of Cali forgotten funds might easily belong to you!

Under the California unclaimed property law, lost money like forgotten savings and checking accounts, cash and stock dividends, mineral deposits, uncashed checks and money orders, state of California unclaimed tax refunds, salary checks, gift certificates, and other financial assets are handed over to the Treasury Department if their owners don’t locate them within a certain time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies widely from state to state, but in Cali it’s 3 years. These lost assets then go to the California unclaimed property division, where they sit in the state’s general fund until they are returned to their rightful owners. This is where state officials who handled Cali unclaimed cash were recently criticized. It seems that they were eager to locate and collect the lost funds from the establishments holding them but but were less than enthusiastic about locating the actual owners in the Cali unclaimed property records.

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Some W.Va. residents owed money from unfiled 2005 income tax returns – Herald-Dispatch
CHARLESTON — When completing a 2008 personal income tax return, look in your personal tax files for your 2005 federal income tax return. According to the Internal Revenue Service, 4,900 West Virginians, who did not file a return in 2005, are owed a …

Cavs’ ‘Big Z’ Ilgauskas supports efforts by law firm to give millions to charities (Cleveland Jewish News)
Dworken & Bernstein, a Northeast Ohio-based law firm, is establishing a national nonprofit to encourage the use of cy- pres, a legal doctrine that turns unclaimed class-action settlement money into creative philanthropy, benefiting charities and people in need.

Track It! – Mysuncoast.com
This is your public information resource center. Find out how much your neighbor paid for their house. Look up mug shots on the daily arrest record. See if youve got money coming to you as unclaimed property. Even see if your airline flight is on …

SPECIAL REPORT (PART TWO): Claim Your Cash – KEPR
Its more than just finding some change in your couch cushions, Action News is helping you find hundreds even thousands of dollars you didnt even know you had. The problem with unclaimed cash is that you dont know its there unless you start …

IRS Holding $1.3 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds; Is Some of It Yours … – Walletpop.com
Three years ago, more than 1.3 million individuals apparently decided they had better things to do than file their 2005 tax returns, even though they were due refunds. In total, almost $1.3 billion worth of refunds from that tax year is still sitting …

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The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages five billion dollars annually – imagine the amount of interest that accrues for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has battled in a number of cases involving CA unclaimed money, sad that the state’s program was supposed to be a lost and found of sorts for Californians. Instead, it was turned into a profit making ‘business’ in recent years.

The ban on the seizure of property by California has now been removed and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office is handling California unclaimed money. There’s still a dire need though for Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these monies and on how to do a thorough search for them.

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Cavs Zydrunas Ilgauskas Calls on Lawyers to Use the Legal System to … – Earthtimes
CLEVELAND , March 16 — Today Cleveland Cavaliers Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (#11) along with his wife, Jennifer, talked about making aggressive, effective moves on a different kind of court: the American legal system. Joining Dworken Bernstein Co …

MONEY: Find Your Unclaimed Funds – NBC4 Columbus
CENTRAL OHIO —Old savings accounts. Forgotten layaways. Monies from a relative. Stocks. Dividends. Insurance policies. Thousands of Ohioans have unclaimed funds. NBC 4 helps you with Found-Money Fridays. Thousands of Ohioans have money they don’t …

Unclaimed local lottery tickets expire Tuesday (The Herald News)
Tuesday is the last day to claim winnings from last year’s Illinois Lottery St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire raffle. The Illinois Lottery is looking for people who bought winning tickets worth $1,000 each at three local stores.

Internal Revenue Service seeks 45,100 Michigan residents who have $42.39 million in unclaimed refunds (The Flint Journal)
Welcome to the Money Matters blog, a place to share your ideas, comments and concerns regarding a very hot topic these days: money. I hope to post items here that may help you with your finances, give you ideas on…

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The California’s unclaimed money program takes in approximately three hundred million dollars each year. Why should you care? Well, if you or anyone you know is or has been a resident of the Golden State (or ever had any type of business dealings, whether you knew it or not), some of that big pile of Cali unclaimed money might easily be yours!

Under the state of California unclaimed funds law, lost money like forgotten savings and checking accounts, cash and stock dividends, mineral deposits, uncashed checks and money orders, state of California unclaimed tax refunds, salary checks, gift certificates, and other assets are handed over to the Treasury Dept. if their owners don’t locate them within a given period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies widely from state to state, but in Cali it is three years. These unclaimed monies then go to the CA unclaimed property division, where they stay in the state’s general fund until they are returned to the rightful owners. This is where state officials who handled Cali unclaimed cash were criticized recently. Seems that they were all to happy to locate and collect the lost funds from the various establishments holding on to them but but weren’t so keen on contacting the actual owners in the Cali unclaimed money records.

One of the primary reasons for the government’s inability give back forgotten money to residents, according to the government, is the fact that they can not be tracked down. The problem is, would would ever think that people like Angelina Jolie, ZsaZsa Gabor, Gerri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Marlon Brando and Jennifer Lopez would be hard to track down? Those names and the names of a number of other celebrities are just some of the names in the Cali missing money database and yet they haven’t heard from the employees at the California Unclaimed Property Division. They are all owed checks for lost assets by Cali ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This just proves Cali state employees’ interest in holding this cash in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficit for as long as they possibly can. In fact, there was recently a ruling by a judge on CA abandoned cash, stating that the state wasn’t making enough of an effort to return it to its rightful owners and has temporarily halted the ability of the state to take and hold it until a new policy of returning it to the actual owners was adopted.

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Missed filing 2005 taxes? $609 refund could be waiting – Detroit Free Press
About 45,000 people in Michigan may want to file a 2005 tax return to get an average unclaimed refund of $609. To collect that money, taxpayers would need to file that 2005 return by April 15. If the 2005 return is not filed by then, the unclaimed …

$376 Million Dollars of Unclaimed Property In Tennessee (Eyewitness News Memphis)
There may be money out there that’s yours, and you don’t even know it. Every year Tennessee gets millions of dollars of unclaimed cash. The state gets the money, then…

IRS still holding $1.3 billion in unclaimed 2005 returns (Eureka Times-Standard)
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced it is ready to send out nearly $1.3 billion in unclaimed tax refunds to more than a million people, including more than 150,000 Californians who did not file a federal income tax return for 2005.

Unclaimed IRS Refund Money (WEAU Eau Claire)
The IRS says nearly 17,000 people in the state have money coming to them.

Oklahomans have $14.5 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2005 – KFOR
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — There is about $14.5 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2005 due to about 17,000 Oklahomans. And the deadline to claim the money is April 15. Internal Revenue Service spokesman David Stell says the money is income taxes …

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One of the primary reasons for the government’s inability to return forgotten money to its owners, they claim, is the fact that they can not be located. Problem is, would would ever think people like Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Angelina Jolie ,Marlon Brando, Keanu Reeves, ZsaZsa Gabor and Gerri Halliwell would be difficult to find? Those names and the names of several other famous people are some of the names in the CA missing money database but they haven’t heard from the employees in the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for unclaimed money by CA ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This proves once again CA state officials’ interest in holding this money in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits for as long as they can. As a matter of fact, there was a recent ruling by a judge on CA abandoned assets, stating that the state wasn’t trying hard enough to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the state’s s ability to take and hold it until a better policy of returning it to the rightful owners has been adopted.

The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages five billion dollars annually – just imagine how much interest this earns for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has fought in many cases involving California unclaimed property, said the state’s department was intended to be a lost and found for California residents. Instead, it was turned into a profit generating ‘business’ in recent years.

The hold on the seizure of property by California has recently been lifted and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office deals with California unclaimed money. There’s still a dire need though for Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these monies and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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Ill. Residents Have Unclaimed Tax Refunds From ‘05 (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
CHICAGO (AP) – The Internal Revenue Service says it has more than $53 million in unclaimed refunds for Illinois residents who didn’t file 2005 tax returns.

Calif. Withheld Claimed Funds During Budget Talks – KPIX-TV5
If you dont touch money in your bank account for several years the state takes it and holds it for you. They call it unclaimed property. Youd think it was like a giant lost and found box. A CBS Investigation learned during the budget battle the …

IRS Says It Owes Thousands of Nebraskans and Iowans Money – Action3 News
IRS officials report that unclaimed refunds totaling approximately $1.3 billion are due to more a million Americans who did not file a federal income tax return for 2005 alone. The information is based on withholding records kept by the agency, but …

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One of the primary reasons for the government’s inability to return forgotten money to its owners, they claim, is the fact that they can not be located. Problem is, would would ever think people like Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Angelina Jolie ,Marlon Brando, Keanu Reeves, ZsaZsa Gabor and Gerri Halliwell would be difficult to find? Those names and the names of several other famous people are some of the names in the CA missing money database but they haven’t heard from the employees in the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for unclaimed money by CA ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This proves once again CA state officials’ interest in holding this money in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits for as long as they can. As a matter of fact, there was a recent ruling by a judge on CA abandoned assets, stating that the state wasn’t trying hard enough to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the state’s s ability to take and hold it until a better policy of returning it to the rightful owners has been adopted.

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The hold on the seizure of property by California has recently been lifted and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office deals with California unclaimed money. There’s still a dire need though for Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these monies and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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The California’s unclaimed funds department takes in roughly $300 million each year. What’s it to you? Well, if you or someone you know is or ever was a resident of the Golden State (or had any kind of business dealings, whether you were aware of it or not), some of that massive pile of CA lost assets might easily be yours!

Under the CA unclaimed property law, lost money such as forgotten checking and savings accounts, uncashed checks and money orders, mineral deposits, salary checks, cash and stock dividends, state of California unclaimed tax refunds, gift certificates, and other financial assets are turned over to the Department of the Treasury if the rightful owners don’t come for them within a given time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies widely from state to state, but in CA it’s 3 years. These forgotten funds then head to the California unclaimed property div, where they sit in the state’s general fund until they are returned to their rightful owners. This is where state employees who handled CA unclaimed cash were recently criticized. It appears that they have been eager to locate and collect the lost assets from the various establishments holding on to them but but were less than enthusiastic about tracking down the owners in the CA unclaimed property database.

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Is there some money out there you forgot about? State releases $30M … – South Coast Today
Police seize drugs, gun from Acushnet residence New Bedford man arrested for stabbing outside South End convenience store New Bedford man to serve 90 days in jail for killing kitten Towering controversy bubbling up in Mattapoisett SouthCoast stimulus …

Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross gives Bill Parcells free rein over … – Palm Beach Interactive
WASHINGTON — The Washington Redskins have released Jason Taylor, one year after signing the former NFL defensive player of the year… Ex-Dolphin Goodman signs with Broncos (03/01/2009) The Dolphins search for a starting cornerback to play …

Winning 2008 N.C. lottery ticket still unclaimed – Star News Online
If you bought a Carolina Cash 5 ticket in Apex last year, there could be $168,716 coming to you. An unclaimed ticket purchased for the Sept. 2, 2008, lottery drawing expires on March 2. The ticket holder has until 5 p.m. that day to claim the prize …

State says it’s got $9 billion in unclaimed funds (WRGB Albany)
There’s $9 billion in unclaimed funds floating in the state coffers, and some of that money could be yours. “New York has $9 billion in unclaimed fund accounts,” said state comptroller Tom DiNapoli in a statement. “We want to return this money to its rightful owners.”