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INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced that Hoosiers claimed nearly $27,000 during the first ever Indiana Unclaimed Day on the Circle. Members of the office’s communications team joined staff from the Unclaimed Property Division from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monument Circle. Working from tents set up on the south and north ends of the Circle, staff members helped Indiana residents search their names in an online database in hopes of finding unclaimed property. For part of the event, General Hill joined his staff at the event. Unclaimed property includes assets in such places as checking and savings accounts; insurance proceeds; safe-deposit-box contents; stock dividends; and unpaid wages. More than 10 Hoosiers who visited the Circle during Indiana Unclaimed Day found they owned unclaimed property worth more than $100. In addition, four other Indiana residents who stopped by the tents discovered they owned unclaimed property worth more than $1,000. Hoosiers who couldn’t make it to Monument Circle are encouraged to visit IndianaUnclaimed.gov – where they can search for unclaimed property and follow a step-by-step claims process. In 2016, Indiana Unclaimed returned close to $69 million to Hoosiers. So far this year, Hoosiers have claimed nearly $34 million. The office’s Mobile Operations Center (MOC) was also on Monument Circle during Indiana Unclaimed Day. The MOC is a blue transit van donning the office’s seal that is used for public information and outreach – such as Thursday’s event – all across the state. The first ever Indiana Unclaimed Day offered Indianapolis area residents and opportunity to experience the services the MOC provides when members of the communications team take it on the road. Since its debut in May, the MOC has visited 41 counties. This effort has helped Hoosiers find property belonging to them in the amount of approximately $75,000. The MOC’s schedule is posted regularly on the Office of the Indiana Attorney General’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. |
