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One of the primary reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten cash to its owners, they say, is the fact that they can’t be tracked down. The problem is, would would ever think that people like Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Angelina Jolie ,Marlon Brando, Keanu Reeves, ZsaZsa Gabor and Gerri Halliwell could be difficult to locate? Their names and the names of several other celebrities are some of the names in the Cali missing money list and yet they have never heard from the employees at the California Unclaimed Funds Division. They’re all owed checks for lost assets by Cali amounting from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This just proves Cali state officials’ interest in keeping this money in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits 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 wasn’t making enough of an effort to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the ability of the state to take and hold it until a proper method of reuniting it with the rightful owners was enacted.

The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages $5 billion annually – just 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 department was supposed to be a lost and found for California residents. Instead, it was turned into a profit earning ‘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 handles California unclaimed property. There’s 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 monies and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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San Diego may owe you money – San Diego Union-Tribune
Are the holidays leaving you a little short on money? You might want to check out San Diego’s listing of dollars the city owes to people who don’t know it. The listing totals $147,000, including unclaimed deposits for water service, refunds to …

alonek Helps Californians Find Cash after Christmas to pay those … – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 30, 2009 – Palonek Helps Californians Find Cash after Christmas to pay those Credit Cards Bills Are you one of the people in California that promised yourself not to over spend during during Christmas shopping but …

City of San Diego Owes Residents $147,000 – San Diego Channel
SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego was reported Thursday to owe its residents a total of $147,000. The total includes unclaimed deposits for water service, refunds to people who overpaid for city services and money paid to vendors who never cashed …

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The California’s unclaimed money department takes in approximately 300 million dollars each year. What’s it to you? Well, if you or anyone you know is or was a resident of the Golden State (or ever had any type of business dealings, whether you knew it or not), part of that big pile of Cali missing money could easily be yours!

Under the CA unclaimed property (or escheat) law, missing 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 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 three years. These forgotten funds then head to the California unclaimed property division, where they wait in the state’s general fund until returned to the people they truly belong to. This is where officials working for the state who handled Cali unclaimed cash were recently criticized. It appears that they were all to happy to locate and collect the lost funds from the various establishments holding them but showed less interest in locating the owners in the Cali unclaimed money database.

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Housing assistance available for families (The Altoona Herald-Index)
Pleasant Hill has money to give away. The city in November set aside $125,000 for low- to moderate-income families to use to work on their homes. Historically, much of that money has gone unclaimed.

Score others’ unclaimed property on eBay (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Need a diamond pinky ring or a gold dog pin with ruby eyes?

Owners of unclaimed cash: Read this! (Cape Cod Times)
The Barnstable Probate and Family Court is holding on to more than $1 million in unclaimed cash that could be considered abandoned property, an audit by the state has found.

Urban morgues: Unclaimed corpses push up body counts – USA Today
People are losing their homes … When we do find family, and they are refusing to make burial arrangements, the answer is always that they do not have the money,” she said. In Los Angeles County, California, bodies not claimed by next of kin can be …

Barnstable court holding unclaimed cash (Cape Cod Times)
The Barnstable Probate and Family Court is holding more than $1 million in unclaimed cash that could be considered abandoned property, a state audit found.

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The total dollar amount for these funds in California averages $5 billion annually – just imagine how much interest that earns for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has represented numerous cases involving CA unclaimed money, said the state’s program was intended 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 CA has now been removed and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of sweeping changes in improving how his office is handling California missing 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 properties and on how to do a thorough search for them.

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Local residents may have money waiting for them – Cherokee Scout
C. 60 in Cherokee County, said he had no idea he was owed unclaimed money. “I have to see it before I believe it,” he said. “I had better check it out.” While most individuals or businesses on the list are owed amounts of money from $50 to …

Clerk of court seeks people who are owed money – Dispatch
Davidson County Clerk of Superior Court Brian Shipwash is looking for people who are owed unclaimed money but can’t be located. “During these tough economic times I think it is crucial that I do all I can to try to locate them,” Shipwash said …

State Treasurer Reports Over 600-Million Dollars In Unclaimed Property – Ozarks First.com
(Jefferson City) — With only two days until Christmas, State Treasurer Clint Zweifel is letting Missourians know there are millions of dollars in unclaimed property waiting to be claimed. Treasurer Zweifel says giving back this money is just part of …

Announcing Easy Way to Pay for Christmas Gifts – Connect
From: CashUnclaimed.com Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Where: 198881, Brookhurst St., C-285, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 Announcing Easy Way to Pay for Christmas Gifts Unclaimed Search Money December 21, 2009 – New York, NY, USA – How to Pay for …

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The state of California’s unclaimed property program takes in roughly 300 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 pile of Cali forgotten funds could very well belong to you!

Under the CA unclaimed funds 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 financial assets are handed over to the Treasury Dept. if the rightful owners don’t locate them within a certain time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in Cali it is 3 years. These forgotten funds then go to the California unclaimed property div, where they sit in the state’s general fund until they are returned to the rightful owners. This is where officials working for the state who handled Cali unclaimed cash were recently criticized. It appears that they have been all to happy to locate and take hold of the lost assets from the establishments holding on to them but but weren’t so keen on contacting the owners in the Cali unclaimed money records.

One of the primary reasons for the inability of government to return forgotten cash to residents, according to the government, is the fact that they can not be located. Problem is, would would ever think people like ZsaZsa Gabor, Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham, Gerri Halliwell, Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Sandler and Marlon Brando could be hard to find? Their names and the names of a number of other famous people are some of the names in the Cali missing money list but they haven’t heard from the officials at the California Unclaimed Funds Division. They are all owed checks for unclaimed money by Cali ranging in amount from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This proves once again Cali state employees’ interest in keeping this money in the general fund for them to balance the budget deficits for as long as they possibly can. In fact, there was a recent ruling by a federal judge on CA abandoned assets, stating that the state was not making enough of an effort to locate the rightful owners and has temporarily halted the ability of the state to seize it until a proper method of returning it to the rightful owners has been adopted.

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Treasures on the block – Providence Journal
The state hopes to raise money from items that went unclaimed from safe-deposit boxes. Among the items for sale is scrimshaw. The Providence Journal / Kris Craig In an online first for Rhode Island, the state is turning to eBay to auction off …

Money found, still unclaimed (Le Mars Daily Sentinel)
The Le Mars Police Department would like to inform area businesses a substantial amount of money was found and turned in to the Police Department on Thursday.

Struggling Ohio non-profits hope for unclaimed lawsuit funds – WKYC
MENTOR — As the holidays approach, local charities are keeping their eyes on an idea that could bring them the money they need to maintain vital services. Many non-profits are struggling because of current economic conditions. The Society for …

Treacherous Snow Storm Strikes East Coast – Salon
WASHINGTON (AP) — A treacherous wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas and creating misery for motorists on the weekend before Christmas. Officials urged residents to stay indoors, and many …

Akon & Busta Rhymes Raise Money To Bury Unclaimed Deceased Residents Of Detroit (DimeWars)
Rapper Busta Rhymes, and R&B singer Akon were two of the artists who stepped up to the plate to help raise money for a Detroit non-profit organization. May We Rest in Peace is an initiative designed to aid those needy and poor people who cannot afford to properly bury their family members.

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One of the primary reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten money to its owners, according to the government, is the fact that they can not be located. 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 could be hard to locate? Their names and the names of several other celebrities are just a few of the names in the Cali missing money database but they haven’t heard from the employees in the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for lost assets by Cali amounting from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This proves once again Cali state employees’ interest in keeping this cash in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits for as long as they can. As a matter of fact, there was recently a ruling by a federal judge on CA abandoned assets, stating that the state was not making enough of an effort to locate the rightful owners and for a while halted the ability of the state to take and hold it until a new policy of returning it to the rightful owners has been adopted.

The total amount of unclaimed money in CA averages five billion dollars annually – imagine the amount of interest that earns for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has represented many cases involving CA unclaimed money, 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 ban on the seizure of property by CA has since 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 deals with California unclaimed money. 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 perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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Unclaimed money – Find out if you have some here – Kait 8
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – The IRS says for 2008, $1,916,778 was unclaimed for the year in tax refunds in Arkansas alone. That number balloons to $266,335,701 for the entire United States. “People in 69 of Arkansas’ 75 counties are due a check. For these …

Plan would give charities unclaimed lawsuit funds – Fremont News-Messenger
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some Ohio lawmakers want money left over from class action lawsuit settlements to go to charities, not back to the companies that were sued. State Sen. Tim Grendell, R-Chesterland, says if a business agrees to pay $1 million …

Mystery money found in school fund (Rutland Herald)
NORTH CLARENDON — The bank called and after 24 years, the Rutland South Supervisory Union Board did something about it. … – By CRISTINA KUMKA STAFF WRITER

Harris County DA puts unclaimed restitution database on Web site (11 News Houston)
Crime victims can find out if they have money coming to them with a click of the mouse.   Click here to check the database. HOUSTON—Crime victims can find out if they have money coming to them with a click of the mouse. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has added an “unclaimed restitution” feature on its Web site where victims can search a database. The DA’s Office said since they’ve …

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The state of California’s unclaimed money program takes in about 300 million dollars annually. Why does it matter 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), a chunk of that big pile of Cali lost assets might very well be yours!

Under the California unclaimed funds law, missing money 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 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 Cali it is 3 years. These unclaimed monies then get moved to the California unclaimed property div, where they wait in the state’s general fund until returned to the rightful owners. This is where state employees in-charge of the Cali unclaimed cash were criticized recently. Seems that they have been eager to track down and take hold of the lost funds from the establishments holding them but but weren’t so keen on locating the actual owners in the Cali unclaimed money records.

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State: Nearly 800 area residents have unclaimed property – Silver City Sun News
The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has released the names of as many as 90,000 people with unclaimed money or other personal property, including 661 in Grant County. Hidalgo County has 112 people on the list, which is published with the …

Redeem the Entire Gift Card, or Give the Store a Present (New York Times)
Major retailers and banks often benefit from the unspent portions of holiday gift cards. But consumers don’t seem to notice.

Culver unveils proposals to save state money (The Gazette)
Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday unveiled 90 proposals aimed at saving nearly $1.7 billion over five years by streamlining and reshaping government agencies and services. The ideas supplied by a paid consultant ranged from big-ticket savings via state employee retirement incentives and changing debt collection and unclaimed property approaches to funding state troopers from road use [...]

Christmas Forest boosts medical aid – Olympian
The Providence St. Peter Foundation raised more than $150,000 to benefit mothers and their newborn babies at the organization’s recent 22nd annual Christmas Forest Fund-a-Need Gala. That’s outstanding. According to spokeswoman Jennifer Reynolds …

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The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages five billion dollars annually – just imagine how much interest this generates for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has fought in many cases involving California unclaimed money, sad that the state’s department was supposed to be a lost and found for residents of California. Sadly, it has been turned into a profit earning ‘business’ in the past few years.

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

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Unclaimed funds: You may have some money waiting – El Paso Times
Usually it’s not necessarily a good thing to have your name on a government list. But this is a different sort of list. The state of Texas has a list of people who are owed more than $2 billion in unclaimed accounts. El Pasoans are owed $27.5 million …

Unclaimed property search can be effortless, for a fee – Daily Oklahoman
She processes the paperwork and promises the funds should be returned in six weeks if the information and people claiming the money check out. Elliott calls herself a recovery tracer. She said most of the time people don’t believe her or are …

State: Nearly 800 area residents have unclaimed property – Silver City Sun News
The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has released the names of as many as 90,000 people with unclaimed money or other personal property, including 661 in Grant County. Hidalgo County has 112 people on the list, which is published with the …

Unclaimed property: Get what’s yours – Silver City Sun News
The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has released the names of more than 4,000 people whom the state reports “appear to be the owners of unclaimed money or other personal property.” The list, with the names of individuals and businesses …

Civic group spurs Greenburgh effort to return unclaimed funds – LoHud.com
GREENBURGH — The town may have to find another source of revenue next year after some residents say they were never told of unclaimed money the town plans to use to balance the tentative 2010 budget. The town plans to use $836,000 of unclaimed …

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The California’s unclaimed money department takes in approximately $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 big heap of California unclaimed money could very well belong to you!

Under the CA unclaimed property (or escheat) law, lost money 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 Dept. if their owners don’t come for them within a certain time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in California it is three years. These forgotten funds then head to the CA unclaimed property division, where they stay 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 California unclaimed cash were recently criticized. It seems that they were all to happy to track down and collect the lost funds from the various establishments holding them but but weren’t so keen on tracking down the owners in the California unclaimed money database.

One of the primary reasons for the inability of government to return forgotten money to the people it belongs to, according to the government, is the fact that they can’t 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 could be difficult to find? Those names and the names of several other celebrities are just some of the names in the California missing money database and yet they haven’t been contacted by the officials in the California Unclaimed Funds Division. They are all owed checks for lost assets by California amounting from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This just shows California state officials’ interest in keeping this cash in the general fund for use in balancing the budget deficits for as long as they possibly can. In fact, there was a recent ruling by a judge on CA abandoned cash, saying that the state wasn’t trying hard enough to locate the rightful owners and has temporarily halted the state’s s ability to take and hold it until a proper method of reuniting it with the rightful owners was enacted.

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12/4 Comptroller Says Southeast Texans Owned Money (KBTV Beaumont)
(Houston) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs is urging Southeast Texans to reclaim lost money. The names of 37,300 Southeast Texans included on the state’s Unclaimed Property List will appear in newspapers in the Greater Houston region on Sunday, December 13th.

BRIEF: State refunds city, county unclaimed funds; El Pasoans urged to … – TMCnet
BRIEF: State refunds city, county unclaimed funds; El Pasoans urged to check for money that belongs to them EL PASO, Dec 03, 2009 (El Paso Times – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today handed out …

State comptroller urges El Pasoans to check database for unclaimed … – El Paso Times
EL PASO – Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today handed out ceremonial checks worth more than $115,000 to a dozen government agencies and companies. The state has more than $2 billion in unclaimed accounts – often money from long-forgotten bank accounts …

Unclaimed Property Auction Planned Over eBay (WISC-TV Madison)
MADISON, Wis. — A gold coin from 1850 is among the items the state treasurer’s office will be selling during a weeklong auction on eBay. The coin and other items to be sold are among property from safe deposit boxes that hasn’t been claimed for at least seven years.

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One of the primary reasons for the government’s inability to return forgotten money to residents, they say, is that they cannot be tracked down. Problem 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 find? Their names and the names of a number of other celebrities are just some of the names in the Cali missing money list but they have not been contacted by the officials at the California Unclaimed Property Division. They’re all owed checks for lost assets by Cali amounting from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This proves once again Cali state officials’ interest in keeping this money in the general fund for them to balance the budget deficit for as long as they can. As a matter of fact, there was recently a ruling by a federal judge on CA abandoned money, stating that the state wasn’t making enough of an effort to return it to its 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 was enacted.

The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages $5 billion annually – imagine how much interest this accrues for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has battled in many cases involving CA unclaimed funds, 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 making ‘business’ in recent years.

The hold on the seizure of property by California has recently been removed and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra 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 Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to be informed about the presence of these funds and on how to perform a thorough search for them.

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Unclaimed property: Get what’s yours (Las Cruces Sun-News)
LAS CRUCES – While it’s not the same as Santa’s record of who was naughty and who was nice, if your name appears on a list released by the state of New Mexico, you may be in store for an early

SPPD to take unclaimed $ back into custody for Evidence Room needs (Santa Paula Times)
Something unusual and needed recently was released from the Santa Paula Police Department, but there are already plans to take it back into custody.

Money goes unclaimed in energy program (Loudoun Times-Mirror)
Money goes unclaimed in energy program

Need Extra Money For Shopping? Check The Unclaimed IRS List! – digtriad.com
Greensboro, NC — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers in the Carolinas who are due to receive more than $4.5 million in the form of nearly 4,500 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing …