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WV Man Gets a Million Dollar Unclaimed Property Check

A former West Virginia resident was handed a record-breaking unclaimed property check from the state treasurer Friday morning at the state Capitol. Thomas Hunter accepted a check for $1.7 million that came from a trust set up by his parents, according to Treasurer John Perdue’s office. The trust included liquidated stocks and dividends from various communications and energy companies. The check marks the largest check returned to an individual or estate from West Virginia’s Unclaimed Property Division.

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