Erie County Residents Line Up to See if They're Owed Money
By: Bill Palmer
Updated: March 15, 2013
March 15th, 2013
It was a lucky day for dozens of Erie County residents after they found some unexpected cash coming to them.
A lot of people headed to representative Ryan Bizzarro's district office to cash in.
It was the unclaimed property treasury hunt where residents could find out if they are owed money from closed bank accounts, uncashed checks, and lost stocks and bonds.
Janet Winkowski is one of more than 100 people who found out today the state treasury department is holding onto money that belongs to her.
Out of the 1.5 billion dollars that the treasury department holds, more than 11 million belongs to Erie County residents.
It was a lucky day for dozens of Erie County residents after they found some unexpected cash coming to them.
A lot of people headed to representative Ryan Bizzarro's district office to cash in.
It was the unclaimed property treasury hunt where residents could find out if they are owed money from closed bank accounts, uncashed checks, and lost stocks and bonds.
Janet Winkowski is one of more than 100 people who found out today the state treasury department is holding onto money that belongs to her.
Out of the 1.5 billion dollars that the treasury department holds, more than 11 million belongs to Erie County residents.
