Madison (Press Release) - State Treasurer Kurt Schuller used his own Facebook page as well as his Twitter account over the past few months to track down a woman in Boyd that has nearly $225,000 sitting at the Wisconsin State Treasury.
The search actually began in July at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Treasurer Schuller was helping people search for their money in Chippewa Falls. Someone searching found their friend and when the Treasurer learned it was such a large amount of money he began trying to track that person down. With no current phone number and information, the Treasurer posted a status update on his Facebook account and Tweeted that he needed help finding this person.
"A few hours later, someone who follows me on Facebook sent me a private message saying he knew the Unclaimed Property owner's daughter," Treasurer Schuller said. "He linked us up on Facebook and after several emails and a few phone calls, claim forms were sent out to the current address and she is in the process of claiming her cash."
Treasurer Schuller will be returning to the Chippewa Falls area to help even more people find their missing money. Below is his schedule. You can follow State Treasurer Schuller at www.facebook.com/WITreasurerSchuller and www.twitter.com/WITreasSchuller.
Unclaimed Property Tour
Friday Oct. 21, 2011
12:30 pm - 1 pm
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
400 Eau Claire St.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Menomonie Public Library
600 Wolske Bay Rd
Menomonie, WI 54751
4:30pm-5:30pm
Chippewa Falls Public Library
105 West Central St.
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Saturday Oct. 22, 2011
noon - 2 pm
Superior Public Library
1530 Tower Ave
Superior, WI 54880
