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One of the primary reasons for the inability of government to return forgotten money to the people it belongs to, they claim, is that they can not be tracked down. The issue 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 could be difficult to locate? Their names and the names of a number of other famous people are some of the names in the California missing money database and yet they have never heard from the officials in the California Unclaimed Property Division. They are all owed checks for lost assets by California ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This proves once again California state employees’ interest in keeping this cash in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficit for as long as they can. As a matter of fact, there was a recent ruling by a judge on CA abandoned assets, saying that the state wasn’t trying hard enough to return it to its rightful owners and has temporarily halted the state’s s ability to seize it until a new policy of returning it to the rightful owners was adopted.

The total dollar amount for these funds in CA averages five billion dollars annually – imagine the amount of interest this generates for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has fought in many cases involving CA unclaimed money, said the state’s department was created to be a lost and found for California residents. Sadly, it has been turned into a profit generating ‘business’ in the past few years.

The hold on the seizure of property by California has now been lifted and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office deals with California missing money. There’s still a great need though for Californians and Americans in all states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these funds and on how to perform a thorough search for them.

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State has $50 million to give you – Cincinnati.com
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – Each year the Kentucky Treasury collects about $50 million in unclaimed property, often sitting in forgotten bank accounts. State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach has started a tour of Kentucky counties seeking volunteers to help track …

More bodies going unclaimed at LA County morgue – Los Angeles Daily News
As a result of the poor economy, bodies in increasing numbers are going unclaimed by Los Angeles County families who cannot afford to bury or cremate their loved ones. At the county coroner’s office, which handles homicides and other suspicious …

Schneider: Restitution money is running out, and Europe needs to step … – JTA
NEW YORK (JTA) — Gregory Schneider was promoted recently to the top professional position at the Claims Conference, executive vice president, after several years as chief operating officer. JTA Managing Editor Uriel Heilman sat down with Schneider …

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The California’s unclaimed property department takes in approximately three hundred million dollars every year. What’s it to you? Well, if you or anyone 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 big heap of California lost assets could easily belong to you!

Under the CA unclaimed property (or escheat) law, lost money such as 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 passed along to the Treasury Dept. if their owners don’t come for them within a given period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in California it’s 3 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 people they truly belong to. This is where state officials in-charge of the California unclaimed cash were criticized recently. It seems that they were all to happy to locate and collect the lost assets from the establishments holding on to them but but weren’t so keen on contacting the owners in the California unclaimed money database.

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“Antiques Roadshow” checks out unclaimed property (Denver Post)
Colorado State Treasurer Cary Kennedy now has an expert assessment of some of the unclaimed property now in the hands of the state.

Save money on funeral costs: Cheap Trick Thursday – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
More bodies are going unclaimed because families can’t afford the funeral costs , the Los Angeles Times reports. Certainly, many people are struggling financially, so it’s not surprising that the added unexpected cost of putting someone in their …

Police IA files document missing money, mishandled evidence – Colorado Springs Gazette
An envelope containing nearly $3,000 went missing. An impounded motorcycle was given to the wrong person. A vehicle that should have been kept in case a murderer appealed his conviction was auctioned off. Those instances of evidence and property …

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The total amount of unclaimed money in CA averages five billion dollars annually – imagine how much interest that generates for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has battled in many cases involving CA unclaimed funds, 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 generating ‘business’ in recent years.

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

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State’s lost and found is bulging with billions – Inside Bay Area
It’s not like hitting the lottery, but it beats hunting for spare change in the couch cushions. When it comes to locating long-lost cash, one of the most overlooked places is the state controller’s office. Like a financial lost-and-found department …

Massive Underground Vault Holds Millions In Unclaimed Property – MSNBC
A huge, underground vault, just feet from the Pennsylvania state Capitol building holds diamonds, money, collectibles, art and Civil War relics — all of them unclaimed property waiting for their rightful owners to appear. Everything in the vault …

Lean times in L.A. County leave no money for the dead – CNN
(CNN) — Not even the dead can escape the recession’s sting. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office reports it has cremated an increasing number of unclaimed bodies this year for relatives who cannot afford to pick up or bury their deceased loved …

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The California’s unclaimed money program takes in roughly $300 million annually. What’s it to you? Well, if you or anyone you know is or ever was a resident of the Golden State (or ever had any type of business dealings, whether you knew it or not), some of that massive pile of California forgotten funds could easily belong to you!

Under the California unclaimed property (or escheat) law, abandoned assets like 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 handed over to the Treasury Department if their owners don’t locate them within a given time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in California it’s 3 years. These lost assets then go 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 officials who handled California unclaimed cash were criticized recently. It appears that they were eager to locate and collect the lost funds from the establishments holding on to them but but weren’t so keen on tracking down the owners in the California unclaimed funds records.

One of the main reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten money to the people it belongs to, they say, is that they can’t be located. The 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 could be hard to track down? Those names and the names of several other famous people are just a few of the names in the California missing money database and yet they haven’t been contacted by the officials in the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for lost assets by California ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This proves once again California state employees’ interest in keeping this money in the general fund for them to balance the budget deficit for as long as they possibly can. As a matter of fact, there was recently a ruling by a judge on CA abandoned cash, stating that the state was not trying hard enough to return it to its rightful owners and for a while halted the ability of the state to seize it until a proper method of reuniting it with the rightful owners has been adopted.

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‘Information detective’ tries to restore names to the missing (Knoxville News Sentinel)
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – One Halloween night many years ago, a man named Riddle told a 17-year-old boy a chilling, true tale of murder and mystery.

Former Colo. worker says love made her steal $11M (AP via Yahoo! News)
A former Colorado Department of Revenue supervisor says love for her ex-boyfriend led her to steal $11 million in unclaimed tax refunds from the state. The ex-boyfriend, Hysear Randell, is on trial in Denver this week on charges of theft, forgery, computer crime and racketeering.

Ex-state worker says love made her steal $11M – Pueblo Chieftain
DENVER (AP) – A former Colorado Department of Revenue supervisor says love for her ex-boyfriend led her to steal $11 million in unclaimed tax refunds from the state. The ex-boyfriend, Hysear Randell, is on trial in Denver this week on charges of …

Unclaimed EPFO money can’t be utilised: Govt – Zee News
New Delhi: The Government on Monday said it has no plans to utilise unclaimed money of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) which has accumulated to the tune of Rs 3,837 crore, even as EPFO is making efforts to trace those who have not taken …

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One of the primary reasons for the government’s inability give back forgotten cash to its owners, they claim, is the fact that they can’t be tracked down. The issue 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 hard to track down? Those names and the names of several other celebrities are just a few of the names in the CA missing money list but they have never heard from the employees in the California Unclaimed Property Division. They are all owed checks for forgotten funds 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 them to balance 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 money, stating that the state wasn’t trying hard enough to return it to its rightful owners and has temporarily halted the ability of the state to seize it until a new policy of returning it to the rightful owners was enacted.

The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages five billion dollars annually – imagine how much interest that accrues for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has fought in many cases involving CA unclaimed money, said the state’s program was intended to be a lost and found of sorts for Californians. Instead, it has been turned into a profit earning ‘business’ in the past few years.

The hold on the taking of property by California has now been lifted and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread reforms in improving how his office deals with California unclaimed property. There is still a dire need though for residents of California and the other 49 states across the U.S. to be informed about the presence of these funds and on how to do a thorough search for them.

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Unclaimed Lawsuit Money Donated to Foodbank – KGMB9
The Hawaii Foodbank received a big boost to feed Hawaii’s hungry Thursday, but the donation came from an unusual source. The foodbank got $77,000 from a class-action lawsuit with Lex Brodie’s tire company. The suit was settled in 2006, but more than …

Unclaimed EPFO money cannot be utilised: Govt (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, July 13 (PTI) The Government today said it has no plans to utilise unclaimed money of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) which has accumulated to the tune of Rs 3,837 crore, even as EPFO is making efforts to trace those who have not taken their dues.

County OKs CVB dip into unclaimed money account – Brenham Banner-Press
Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau will get $3,6143 from Texas Comptroller’s unclaimed money account. Washington County Commissioners Court approved the motion and will file with the comptroller’s offices to release the money to the …

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY: Windfall awaited Gulfport Katrina victim – Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Pamela Wilkinson of Gulfport was working three jobs when she found out she was owed money. Wilkinson lost everything in Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but three weeks ago she received a check for $24,203 that she didn’t know belonged to her. “I’m still …

Unclaimed EPFO money cannot be utilised: Govt (The Times of India)
The Government said it has no plans to utilise unclaimed money of Employees Provident Fund Organisation, which has accumulated to Rs 3,837 crore.

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The California’s unclaimed property program takes in about three hundred million dollars annually. Why should you care? 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), a chunk of that massive pile of CA forgotten funds could easily be yours!

Under the CA unclaimed funds law, abandoned assets 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 Department if their owners don’t come for them within a given time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in CA it’s three years. These lost assets then get moved to the CA unclaimed property division, where they sit in the state’s general fund until they are returned to their rightful owners. This is where officials working for the state in-charge of the CA unclaimed cash were criticized recently. It seems that they were eager to locate and collect the lost assets from the various establishments holding on to them but showed less interest in tracking down the owners in the CA unclaimed money list.

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Unclaimed Property Can Be a Boon to Income in Down Economy, Allsup … – PR Inside
Nearly one in eight Americans are entitled to unclaimed property, and the federal and state governments are estimated to have $400 billion in unclaimed assets in trust waiting for their rightful owners. Unfortunately, much of the property goes …

Nebraska state treasurer goes door-knocking – Lincoln Journal Star
State Treasurer Shane Osborn and staff in his office’s Unclaimed Property Division went door-knocking in Omaha in an attempt to give back $350,000 in unclaimed money. Osborn said he decided to go door-to-door on Wednesday because of success he had …

ACS wins $1M contract to return $1B in unclaimed property – Birmingham Business Journal
The returning of unclaimed property in the form of safe deposit box contents, utility deposits and payroll checks has become a business in itself in Texas. Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said the company has inked a $1 million …

Commissioners will consider request for unclaimed funds – Brenham Banner-Press
Washington County commissioners Tuesday will consider filing a request with the state comptroller’s office for $2,409 in funds from an unclaimed money account. Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 103 of the courthouse. County Judge Dorothy …

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

The hold on the taking of property by California has recently been removed and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread reforms in improving how his office deals with CA unclaimed money. There’s 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 properties and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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High times in the Himalayas (Boise Weekly)
You see, cannabis is such an intrinsic part of their culture. It’s just growing out there; you can’t control it. by Joel Elliott, Global Post MALANA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, India — Half a dozen men, all in their 20s, began to stir as the first rays of sunlight broke over the snow-capped Himalayan peaks and warmed the interior of their guest house. They had been smoking hashish and drinking whiskey …

ACS wins $1M contract to return $1B in unclaimed property – Birmingham Business Journal
The returning of unclaimed property in the form of safe deposit box contents, utility deposits and payroll checks has become a business in itself in Texas. Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said the company has inked a $1 million …

Loose change for San Mateo County – San Francisco Examiner
Despite a looming $100 million budget deficit over the next two years there is some extra cash available for San Mateo County. In fact, perhaps as much as an extra $23,000 being held by the State of California. Recently, an article in the San …

Unclaimed settlement funds to benefit Hawaii Foodbank (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii Foodbank will receive $77,689 from the Circuit Court as part of a distribution of unclaimed settlement funds.

9-foot boa captured in Yuma, Ariz. – The Money Times
Yuma, Ariz. — A 9-foot boa constrictor that startled a Yuma, Ariz., family when it turned up on the porch remains unclaimed in a local animal shelter. The Humane Society of Yuma told the Yuma Sun the boa will be donated to a zoo or sent to a rescue …

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The California’s unclaimed money program takes in roughly three hundred million dollars every year. Why should you care? Well, if you or someone you know is or was a resident of the Golden State (or had any kind of business dealings, whether you knew it or not), some of that big pile of Cali lost assets might easily belong to you!

Under the state of California unclaimed property (or escheat) law, missing 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 Treasury Dept. if the rightful owners don’t locate them within a given time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies widely from state to state, but in Cali it is 3 years. These unclaimed monies then go to the California unclaimed property div, where they wait in the state’s general fund until returned to the people they truly belong to. This is where state employees in-charge of the Cali unclaimed cash were criticized recently. It appears that they have been all to happy to track down and take hold of the lost assets from the establishments holding them but but were less than enthusiastic about tracking down the actual owners in the Cali unclaimed money records.

One of the main reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten cash to its owners, they claim, is the fact that they can not be tracked down. The issue is, would would ever think people like Angelina Jolie, ZsaZsa Gabor, Gerri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Marlon Brando and Jennifer Lopez would be difficult to track down? Their names and the names of several other celebrities are some of the names in the Cali missing money database and yet they have not been contacted by the officials 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 money in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits for as long as they can. In fact, there was recently a ruling by a judge on CA abandoned money, saying that the state wasn’t making enough of an effort to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the state’s s ability to take and hold it until a proper method of returning it to the rightful owners has been adopted.

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It’s a celebrity dog’s life! How Geri Halliwell, Kevin Spacey and Jemima Khan first hit it off with their pets at … (Daily Mail: World News)
It’s a celebrity dog’s life! How Geri Halliwell, Kevin Spacey and Jemima Khan first hit it off with their pets at Battersea

Millions Waiting to be Claimed in Florida (WMBB TV Panama City)
Florida has returned more than $173 million in unclaimed property over the last budget year

Osborn wants money returned to rightful owners – Beatrice Daily Sun
Nebraska State Treasurer Shane Osborn is trying to give a little money back to the people it belongs to. Wednesday in Omaha, he attempted to distribute more than $300,000. Thursday, during a brief stop in Beatrice, he spread the wealth a little …

Nebraska treasurer knocks on doors to return unclaimed money – Sioux City Journal
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – State Treasurer Shane Osborn and staff in his office’s Unclaimed Property Division went door-knocking in Omaha in an attempt to give back $350,000 in unclaimed money. Osborn said he decided to go door-to-door on Wednesday because …

$10,000 Found Alongside Hwy. 101 Unclaimed – CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) ― Authorities are still looking for the rightful owner of $10,000 found alongside a Sonoma County highway. Sheriff’s Capt. Matt McCaffrey said on June 5 an off-duty prison guard spotted some of the cash blowing along the …

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One of the primary reasons for the inability of government to return forgotten cash to residents, they claim, is that they can’t be located. The issue is, who would think that people like ZsaZsa Gabor, Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham, Gerri Halliwell, Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Sandler and Marlon Brando would be hard to locate? Their names and the names of several other celebrities are just some of the names in the Cali missing money database and yet they haven’t been contacted by the employees at the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for forgotten funds by Cali ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This proves once again Cali state officials’ interest in keeping this cash in the general fund for them to balance 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 cash, stating that the state wasn’t doing enough to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the state’s s ability to seize it until a better policy of reuniting it with the rightful owners was adopted.

The total dollar amount for these funds in CA averages five billion dollars annually – imagine how much interest this earns for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has fought in many cases involving CA unclaimed funds, has said that the state’s program was intended to be a lost and found for residents of California. Instead, it has been turned into a profit generating ‘business’ in the past few years.

The hold on the seizure of property by CA has now been lifted and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread reforms in improving how his office deals with CA unclaimed money. There is still a great need though for Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to be informed about the presence of these monies and on how to do a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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Seattle police use web site to sell unclaimed items – Tacoma News Tribune
Seattle police and the King County sheriff’s office are getting more money from unclaimed goods, now that they no longer hold their own auctions. Both rely on PropertyRoom.com, a Web site for selling items from the property rooms of 1,600 law …

Wheel fest: Salvation Army gets unclaimed bikes (Westland Observer)
Stolen or lost bicycles that have been sitting unclaimed at the Westland Police Department will soon be put to use by area youngsters.

Missouri Lottery jackpot goes unclaimed – Jefferson City News Tribune Online
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Lottery says somebody won nearly $240,000 in the Show Me Cash game, but the funds have to be claimed by Sunday before the ticket expires. And the Lottery’s offices are closed Sunday. The winning ticket was purchased …

Cash Dash has unclaimed money, assets for 23 Williamson County … – Marion Daily Republican
The state treasurer’s office has initiated claims and inquiries for 23 Williamson County residents which could result in the return of more than #35,000 in unclaimed money and property. Claims and inquiries began June 23 during the Cash Dash event at …

Cash Dash finds unclaimed money – Quad-Cities Times
More than $21,000 in unclaimed money and property were discovered during June 17-18 Cash Dash events at the Rock Island Senior Center and i wireless Center, Moline. The Illinois state treasurer’s office has initiated claims and inquiries for 160 Rock …