State reunites Wyomingites with $6.827 million in unclaimed property

Amount paid and number of checks issued are new records

CHEYENNE - Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier on Tuesday announced that more than $6.8 million worth of unclaimed property was returned to businesses, citizens and former citizens of Wyoming during the fiscal year that ended June 30.

“One of our jobs in the Treasurer’s Office is to reunite citizens with their lost money,” Meier said. “The folks in the Unclaimed Property Division focus on this mission year-round, and the continued growth in the amount of money paid out is a result of their hard work.”

Meier said the state received a little...