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The state of California’s unclaimed property department takes in roughly $300 million each 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 were aware of it or not), a chunk of that big heap of Cali missing money could easily belong to you!

Under the California 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 passed along to the Department of the Treasury if their owners don’t come for them within a certain time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in Cali it’s 3 years. These unclaimed monies then get moved to the CA unclaimed property division, where they wait in the state’s general fund until they’re returned to their rightful owners. This is where state employees who handled Cali unclaimed cash were recently criticized. Seems that they have been all to happy to track down and collect the lost assets from the establishments holding them but but were less than enthusiastic about tracking down the actual owners in the Cali unclaimed property records.

One of the primary reasons for the inability of government to return forgotten money to residents, according to the government, is that they cannot be tracked down. The issue is, who would think 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? Those names and the names of several other famous people are just some of the names in the Cali missing money list but they have not heard from the officials in the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for unclaimed money by Cali amounting 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 possibly can. In fact, there was a recent ruling by a federal judge on CA abandoned assets, 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 proper method of returning it to the actual owners was adopted.

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Unclaimed IRS tax refunds: Use our new database to find out if you or … – Atlantic City Press
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Unclaimed Money & Missing Money – Searching For Dimes!
Unclaimed Money & Missing Money – Searching For Dimes!

California Uses Unclaimed Money to Fix Budget Deficit – Connect
California tops the chart in unclaimed money laying with the state treasurer. The state is trying its best to get the unclaimed cash to the rightful owners; A Sacramento resident recently claimed $145 paycheck owed to him; A Rancho Cordova resident …

Unclaimed Cash – WWMT
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – There are currently billions of dollars of unclaimed money in state treasuries across the country. In West Michigan, there are hundreds of people who have money currently sitting in the state treasury. In the current economy who …

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One of the main reasons for the government’s inability give back forgotten cash to residents, they say, is that they can not be located. The problem 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 could be hard to locate? Those names and the names of a number of other famous people are some of the names in the California missing money list and yet they have never heard from the employees in the California Unclaimed Money Division. They’re all owed checks for lost assets by California amounting from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This proves once again California state employees’ interest in keeping this cash in the general fund for them to balance the budget deficits for as long as they possibly can. As a matter of fact, there was a recent ruling by a federal judge on CA abandoned cash, stating that the state wasn’t doing enough to locate the rightful owners and has temporarily halted the state’s s ability to seize it until a better policy of reuniting it with the rightful owners was enacted.

The total dollar amount for these funds in California averages $5 billion annually – just imagine the amount of interest this generates for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has battled in a number of 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 earning ‘business’ in recent years.

The hold on the taking of property by California has since been removed and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of sweeping changes in improving how his office handles California unclaimed money. There is still a dire need though for Californians and Americans in all 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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Check Indiana’s unclaimed money website for unknown windfall – Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — Anyone looking for an unexpected windfall can check a legitimate website with information posted by the Indiana attorney general. At www.IndianaUnclaimed.com, more than $350 million in assets are listed in the state’s database. That …

Legislation to help charities moving through Ohio House
State legislation designed to help charities benefit through the distribution of unclaimed funds from class-action lawsuits continues to make its way through the Ohio House of Representatives.

Unclaimed property in Mitchell County
Story created May 25, 2010 – 15:02:18 CDT. In most cases, a top 10 list only fills your head with bits of trivia, but the one compiled by State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald can actually add money to your pocket. His list contains the top 10 unclaimed properties in Mitchell County.

(Part 1 of 2)

The California’s unclaimed property department takes in approximately $300 million every year. Why does it matter to you? Well, if you or someone you know is or has been a resident of the Golden State (or ever had any type of business dealings, whether you were aware of it or not), some of that big pile of California unclaimed money could very well belong to you!

Under the CA unclaimed funds law, abandoned assets 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 Department if their owners don’t locate them within a certain time period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies widely from state to state, but in California it’s three years. These unclaimed monies then get moved to the California unclaimed property division, where they stay in the state’s general fund until they’re returned to the rightful owners. This is where state employees in-charge of the California unclaimed cash were recently criticized. It seems that they have been all to happy to track down and collect the lost assets from the establishments holding them but showed less interest in contacting the owners in the California unclaimed property database.

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Unclaimed Money: $33 Billion in Missing Funds – RIGHTPUNDITS.COM
Latest news reports indicate that there are vast sums of unclaimed money, $33 billion to be specific, sitting in the coffers of government agencies and banks. While this may seem like some fantasy get-rich-quick advertisement, and it certainly is not …

Searching for unclaimed money? It’s easier than it used to be – WTOL-TV
News reports that Americans are owed $33 billion or more in “unclaimed money” conjure up images of lottery-style windfalls. The reality is that if you are able to find something like a long-forgotten bank account, the amount you reap will probably be …

How To Find Unclaimed Money on pbgc.gov – current-movie-reviews.com
As we are all struggling to pay our bills, any chance we have to find unclaimed money is one we should look into, and the pbgc.gov website is one place to look. pbgc.gov is the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s website, and what they are is a …

Illinois Supreme Court: State can profit from unclaimed … – Quad Cities Onlines
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says Illinois is doing nothing wrong when it makes money off of unclaimed property. Illinois has a policy of taking control of long-forgotten bank accounts and other forms of abandoned property. If …

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The total dollar amount for these funds in California averages $5 billion annually – imagine the amount of interest this generates for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has represented a number of cases involving California unclaimed property, sad that the state’s program was intended to be a lost and found for California residents. Sadly, it was turned into a profit making ‘business’ in the past few years.

The hold on the seizure of property by CA has now been lifted and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office handles California unclaimed property. There is still a great 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.

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Lottery prize money remains unclaimed – msnbc.com
Time is running out for three $10,000 PowerBall tickets to be claimed in Rhode Island. The tickets are set to expire on May 23, May 27 and May 30. In addition to the three prizes, there is another $60,000 worth of unclaimed high-tier PowerBall prizes …

Check Indiana’s unclaimed money website for unknown windfall – Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — Anyone looking for an unexpected windfall can check a legitimate website with information posted by the Indiana attorney general. At www.IndianaUnclaimed.com, more than $350 million in assets are listed in the state’s database. That …

Missing Money- Unclaimed money: Reclaim Your Unclaimed … – Entertainment and Showbiz!
The Commonwealth of Virginia currently holds $300 million dollars that should actually be belonging to average people like you and me. These are unclaimed money that has been forgotten or their owners are not identified. The reason may be many …

Searching for unclaimed money? It’s easier than it used to be. – The Christian Science Monitor
News reports that Americans are owed $33 billion or more in “unclaimed money” conjure up images of lottery-style windfalls. The reality is that if you are able to find something like a long-forgotten bank account, the amount you reap will probably be …

(Part 1 of 2)

The state of California’s unclaimed property program takes in approximately $300 million annually. Why does it matter 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 CA missing money might very well belong to you!

Under the CA unclaimed funds 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 assets are passed along 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 CA it is 3 years. These forgotten funds then get moved 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 officials working for the state who handled CA unclaimed cash were recently criticized. Seems that they have been all to happy to locate and collect the lost funds from the various establishments holding them but showed less interest in tracking down the owners in the CA unclaimed property database.

One of the primary reasons for the government’s inability give back forgotten money to the people it belongs to, according to the government, is that they cannot be located. Problem is, who would think that 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? Their names and the names of several other celebrities are just some of the names in the CA missing money database but they have never been contacted by the employees in the California Unclaimed Funds Division. They’re all owed checks for forgotten funds by CA amounting from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This just proves CA state employees’ interest in holding this cash 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 federal judge on CA abandoned assets, saying that the state wasn’t doing enough to locate the rightful owners and has temporarily halted the ability of the state to take and hold it until a proper method of returning it to the rightful owners was enacted.

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Searching for unclaimed money? It’s easier than it used to be.
Americans could be owed $33 billion in unclaimed money, such as forgotten bank accounts. The money per account is usually small, but the search process has become easier with the Internet.

Unclaimed Money & Missing Money – Searching For Dimes!
Unclaimed Money & Missing Money – Searching For Dimes!

Unclaimed Money From $33 Billion: Using Social Media – Product Reviews
It does not matter what country you live in, there will always be unclaimed money from windfalls – America currently has $33 billion of unclaimed cash and has been sitting in banks waiting to be claimed. CSMonitor explains that it is now much …

Unclaimed Money: $33 Billion in Missing Funds – RIGHTPUNDITS.COM
Latest news reports indicate that there are vast sums of unclaimed money, $33 billion to be specific, sitting in the coffers of government agencies and banks. While this may seem like some fantasy get-rich-quick advertisement, and it certainly is not …

(Part 2 of 2)

One of the main reasons for the inability of government to return forgotten cash to the people it belongs to, according to the government, is the fact that they can not be located. The issue is, who would 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 track down? Those names and the names of a number of other celebrities are just a few of the names in the CA missing money database but they have never been contacted by the employees at the California Unclaimed Property Division. They are all owed checks for forgotten funds by CA amounting from hundreds to the thousands in Ms. Jolie’s case. This just shows CA state employees’ interest in keeping this money in the general fund for them to balance the budget deficits for as long as they can. In 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 for a while halted the ability of the state to take and hold it until a better policy of returning it to the actual owners was enacted.

The total dollar amount for these funds in California averages five billion dollars annually – just imagine the amount of interest that earns for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has battled in many cases involving CA unclaimed money, has said that the state’s program was supposed to be a lost and found of sorts for Californians. Sadly, it was turned into a profit generating ‘business’ in the past few years.

The ban on the taking of property by CA has since 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 deals with 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 funds and on how to do a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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Combs returns money – Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs came to Corsicana Thursday for two purposes, to help promote the state’s unclaimed money program, and to present certificates to local governments that are posting financial information on the Internet …

Comptroller encourages local residents to see if state … – Lufkin Daily News
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs visited Lufkin Wednesday to encourage East Texans to check the state’s Unclaimed Property List and to recognize the city for its open government initiatives. Combs said approximately one in four Texans has money to be …

Wisconsin Residents Find They Have Unclaimed Money – WSAW
Some Marathon County residents are finding out the state of Wisconsin may owe them some money, and they’re learning how to get it. Wisconsin State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass has been traveling around the state, bringing news that is making some people …

(Part 1 of 2)

The state of California’s unclaimed money program takes in about $300 million every year. Why does it matter 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 were aware of it or not), a chunk of that massive pile of CA missing money could easily belong to you!

Under the 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 assets are turned over to the Treasury Department if the rightful owners don’t locate them within a given period. This ‘dormancy period’ varies from state to state, but in CA it’s 3 years. These abandoned assets then go to the California unclaimed property division, where they wait in the state’s general fund until they’re returned to the people they truly belong to. This is where state employees who handled CA unclaimed cash were recently criticized. Seems that they have been eager to locate and collect the lost assets from the various establishments holding on to them but but weren’t so keen on contacting the actual owners in the CA unclaimed money database.

(to be continued)

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Top 10 unclaimed properties in county
A top 10 list compiled by State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald can actually add money to peoples pickets. His list contains the top 10 unclaimed properties in Crawford County.

NYS has $9 billion in unclaimed funds
Here’s a touch of irony. New York State has a projected deficit of some $9 billion. At the same time, the State Comptroller is holding onto $9 billion in unclaimed funds.

Does the state have your money? It’s easy to check.
In Eau Claire money 10,000 people are owed $2.1 million. Are you one of them?

Combs returns money
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs came to Corsicana Thursday for two purposes, to help promote the states unclaimed money program, and to present certificates to local governments that are posting financial information on the Internet.

State adds 400,000 new names to unclaimed cash site – KOMO News
There is $750 million unclaimed money and property, and the state just added 400,000 new names to the list of people who own it. The state’s Department of Revenue holds everything from uncashed checks, to money left in safe deposit boxes when the …

(Part 2 of 2)

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

The hold on the taking of property by CA has since 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 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 perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass plans 9-county tour about unclaimed property
MADISON Wisconsin Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass is traveling to nine counties this week to make people aware of unclaimed property.

RGJ reunites Nevadans with their lost money
Bill Heise, a Minden insurance agent, didn’t know he is listed as the owner of thousands of dollars in the Nevada Unclaimed Property Fund.

State upgrades unclaimed funds system: The Real Deal – NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – New York State could be holding on to money that is rightfully yours, but now the State Comptroller is making it easier than ever to get those funds into your wallet. The state is holding onto nearly $10 billion in unclaimed …

RGJ reunites Nevadans with their lost money – Reno Gazette
Bill Heise, a Minden insurance agent, didn’t know he is listed as the owner of thousands of dollars in the Nevada Unclaimed Property Fund. “What? Wow! No way!” he said when a Reno Gazette-Journal reporter called him about the state’s fund a few weeks …

TRACK DOWN LOST FUNDS – Daily Express
… Conservative Party’s manifesto outlined its plans to use the money – which could amount to an estimated £850 million – to set up a Big Society Bank. Along with attracting private investment, they plan to use the unclaimed cash to provide start …

(Part 1 of 2)

The state of California’s unclaimed money department takes in roughly 300 million dollars every year. What’s it to you? Well, if you or anyone you know is or was a resident of the Golden State (or had any kind of business dealings, whether you knew it or not), part of that big heap of CA forgotten funds might very well belong to you!

Under the state of 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 turned over to the Treasury Dept. if their 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 three years. These abandoned assets then head to the California unclaimed property division, where they sit 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 CA unclaimed cash were recently criticized. Seems that they were eager to locate and collect the lost funds from the establishments holding them but but weren’t so keen on tracking down the actual owners in the CA unclaimed property records.

One of the primary reasons for the inability of government give back forgotten cash 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 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 famous people are just some of the names in the CA missing money list and yet they have not been contacted by the employees at the California Unclaimed Funds Division. They are all owed checks for forgotten funds by CA amounting from hundreds to the thousands as in the case of Angelina Jolie. This just shows CA 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 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 take and hold it until a proper method of returning it to the rightful owners was adopted.

(to be continued)

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State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass plans 9-county tour … – Green Bay Press-Gazette
But often people don’t file claims for that money because they don’t know about it. The state’s Unclaimed Property Department returned almost $27 million in unclaimed property to Wisconsin residents last year. Unclaimed property can be viewed online …

You May Be Owed a Piece of $9.9B in Unclaimed Funds
The New York State Comptroller announced today a massive amount of unclaimed funds that have yet to be claimed by New Yorkers- $9.9 billion of unclaimed funds to be exact. (Photo: NY State Comptroller’s Office)

Free Money Left on Table
An estimated 800,000 low-income Californians do not claim money they are due from the earned-income tax credit.

WI Treasurer to inform people of unclaimed property – WAOW
WISCONSIN (WAOW) — The Wisconsin Treasurer is traveling the state this week to make people aware of unclaimed property. She plans stops in 9 counties total. The state sometimes ends up with people’s money in the form of uncashed paychecks, stock …

Maryland has $900 million in unclaimed property – WTOP Radio
The state of Maryland’s treasury has found $900 million in unclaimed property. The money comes from old bank accounts, contents of safe deposit boxes, stocks and bonds. Every year, Maryland’s comptroller reunites residents with money and assets they …