State lawmaker receives thousands in unclaimed money, reminds others to check
Billions of dollars sit unclaimed in California, waiting for residents to claim it State Assemblymember Miguel Santiago received over $10,000 in unclaimed money from the State Controller's office. Santiago had been trying to claim the money for a couple of years and reached out to claim it. The controller's office has an estimated $13 billion of unclaimed property in California. Residents can check their unclaimed properties by clicking here. California State Controller Malia Cohen emphasized the importance of getting the money back to small businesses and communities where it belongs.
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Billions of dollars sit unclaimed in California, waiting for residents to claim it. Some of that money belonged to a state lawmaker.On Tuesday, State Assemblymember Miguel Santiago was presented with a check for more than $10,000.Santiago said he's been working to get the money for a couple of years, and the State Controller's office made it happen."It was actually my retirement money from some time ago," Santiago said. "I found out when I was just checking in on it."Santiago reached out to the controller's office to claim the money."Ended up calling the controller's office and said, 'Hey, I need help,'" he said.Santiago is far from the only Californian that had money sitting unclaimed."The controller's office has $13 billion that we're holding and we want to get it all out to everyone," said California State Controller Malia Cohen. "We don't want to hold onto this money, we want to get it to people, want to get it back into small businesses, get it back into the community where it belongs."Residents can check to see if they have any unclaimed property by clicking here.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.