WY Unclaimed Property pays out $2.564 million in first quarter

The Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office issued 2,389 checks totaling $2.564 million between July 1 and Sept. 30.

The first-quarter results included $1.07 million paid in the month of September highlighted by a $125,000 check issued to a Teton County resident and a $102,000 check delivered to a governmental entity. The Unclaimed Property Division has now issued three six-figure checks this fiscal year as a former Cheyenne resident received nearly $170,000 in July.

“We continue to locate individuals with large property values and reunite them with their lost money...