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The total dollar amount for these funds in California averages $5 billion annually – just imagine how much interest this generates for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has battled in many cases involving CA unclaimed funds, has said that the state’s program was created to be a lost and found for residents of California. Sadly, it has been turned into a profit making ‘business’ in recent years.

The hold on the seizure of property by California has now been lifted and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of sweeping reforms in improving how his office deals with California missing 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 do a thorough search for them.

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Old-fashioned detective work usually pays off better than offering rewards for information (Herald & Review)
DECATUR – Decatur Realtor Sherry Lewis was beaten and strangled Aug. 5, 1994, in a vacant north side house that she had an appointment to show, and after nearly 15 years, the $10,000 reward posted by her family for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer remains unclaimed.

You Might Be Rich: TV show that finds unclaimed money – In Entertainment
You Might Be Rich is a TV show that could not have come at a better time, the Dateline NBC show finds unclaimed money and then returns it to the rightful owners. The show was first aired last August and is hosted by NBC News reporter Tiki Barber …

House may add funds for neediest – Columbus Dispatch
• Prohibit districts from charging fees for instructional materials to low-income students who qualify for free lunch. • Increase the filing-fee surcharge for civil actions from $26 to $31, and have that surcharge apply to the filing fee for …

The lottery snatches back some prizes – Raleigh News & Observer
Some lottery winners have no luck. Before anyone can claim a big prize, state law requires lottery officials to first check on whether the winner owes the government any money. Lots do. The lottery snatches back some prizes Lottery play follows …