Washington residents urged to claim share of billions in unclaimed cash, property

The Department of Revenue holds an estimated $2.5 billion.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state of Washington may be holding some of your money.

Employees from Washington’s Department of Revenue (DOR) are looking for the owners of cash and property worth an estimated $2.5 billion. The funds typically come from unclaimed stock dividends, rebate checks from retailers, and funds left in closed bank accounts.

The department also holds about $1 million worth of items left in abandoned safety deposit boxes, from baseball cards to jewelry.

”One of the items I saw was a pirate treasure from the 1700s from a shipwreck off of

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