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1. Powerball winning numbers worth $218 million
(Money/Economy)

... Jersey would ever find the problems they’re having in Wisconsin. Millions of dollars in winnings go unclaimed every year, according to the Wisconsin Lottery. Over a 13-year period ending on June 30, 2010, ...

2. Millions of New Jerseyans due share of $32 billion in unclaimed money
(Money/Economy)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Believe it or not, New Jersey has millions of people who have unclaimed funds totaling billions of dollars. According to the Unclaimed Property Act of New Jersey, ...

3. Mega Millions winning number worth over $145 million
(U.S./Nation)

... text messaging or other electronic methods. The last Mega Millions winner was more than a month ago, yet unclaimed, when someone in Ohio won $25-million. According to megamillions.com, the last Mega ...

4. Can any N.J. football schools meet Liberty Mutual penalty-free challenge?
(Sports/Professional)

... brand looking to re-engage fans they have captured through a program five years old, all with little risk. Can it be built upon year after year, like a lottery annuity that goes unclaimed? Sure. Could ...

5. Former N.J. state clerk Stefan Arteaga-Pitzenbaurer gets a year in jail for stealing $8,584
(N.J./State)

A former clerk in the state Division of Taxation who processed claims for unclaimed property and a co-defendant were sentenced Monday for their roles in a scheme to steal unclaimed funds in 2006. Stefan ...

6. This is Not Pro Consumer
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

New Jersey should start focusing on protecting consumers from gift cards with expiration dates and post-sale fees. By defining gift cards as unclaimed property subject to escheat, the State is giving ...

7. IRS: N.J. residents missing out on unclaimed tax refunds amounting to $43 million
(Money/Economy)

Unclaimed refunds totaling approximately $43 million are awaiting about 39,900 New Jerseyans who did not file a federal income tax return for 2006. To collect the money, a return for 2006 must be filed ...

8. Share of over $15 billion in unredeemed U.S. Savings Bonds still could find home in New Jersey
(Money/Economy)

... state treasurer at the time. His office filed a legal challenge, taking the stance that the U.S. Treasury has not tried hard enough to contact the owners of the unclaimed securities. North Carolina immediately ...

9. Billions in unredeemed U.S. Savings Bonds wait for final verdict
(N.J./State)

$300 million of the unclaimed funds originated in New Jersey BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A federal judge has delivered a setback to a high-stakes effort by seven states, spearheaded by New ...

10. Former state treasury clerk sentenced for stealing $2,150 in unclaimed funds
(N.J./State)

A former clerk in the state Division of Taxation who processed claims for unclaimed property was sentenced Thursday for stealing unclaimed funds in 2006. Ileana Paris, 35, of Lumberton, who was a technical ...

11. Corzine announces $1.45 million to help needy New Jerseyans with utility bills
(N.J./State)

... keeping those in need warm and safe throughout the cold winter months." The money is provided through a trust fund in the state Treasury's Office of Unclaimed Property and passed to New Jersey SHARES, ...

12. Remains of four New Jersey veterans interred with honors
(Life/Style)

Unclaimed servicemen from WWI and WWII were not forgotten BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The unclaimed cremated remains of four New Jersey veterans, two who served in WWI and two who served ...

13. New Jersey’s Mission of Honor for veterans
(N.J./State)

... Corzine signed legislation to bury the cremated remains of veterans who have gone unclaimed in New Jersey, the Examiner reports. The remains of Glass and Wells were located at a funeral home in Lodi ...

14. N.J. news briefs for May 4, 2009
(N.J./State)

... Office of Unclaimed Properties will provide additional help to New Jersey residents in need of paying their utility bills through the NJ SHARES program. "As always, our priority is to protect the most ...