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John Leiber: “We found actually $144,000 for the University of Wisconsin…”

Featuring: John Leiber, Republican | Wisconsin Treasurer

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Published | Video Starts at 12:26

Sometimes when it's sent to the state because the state holds the unclaimed property from businesses or even from governments, sometimes the name is mistyped. So We found actually $144,000 for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, but somebody typed in the University of Madison, Wisconsin. and that didn't come up when you search for the uw. So sometimes that type of thing happens and we're able to find some money for somebody who was missing it and connect up with the rightful owner. (12:26–12:36)

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Asserts that a clerical error led to $144,000 in unclaimed property being initially unrecognized for the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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