Florida returned more than $173 million in unclaimed property during the past budget year. ...more

July 3, 2009

Brenda Sumrall, 39, came to Tampa from Hattiesburg, Miss., looking for treasure. ...more

August 3, 2008

TAMPA - Brenda Sumrall, 39, came to Tampa from Hattiesburg, Miss., looking for treasure. She was joined by her father, Rodney Zabreznik, 60, of Fredericksburg, Texas, in an auditorium at the Grand Hyatt of Tampa Bay on Saturday for the state's annual unclaimed-property auction. Up for grabs were silver bullions, diamond earrings and other gems that had been locked away in safe-deposit boxes and forgotten. ...more

August 2, 2008

Vintage opera glasses, a 100-ounce bar of fine silver and a Rolex watch will be among more than 40,000 unclaimed items the state plans to auction Saturday at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. ...more

August 1, 2008

Vintage opera glasses, a bar of silver, and a Rolex watch will be among the items the state plans to auction off here Saturday. ...more

July 31, 2008

Ever wonder where bad guys' stuff goes after authorities seize it? Sometimes, the giant porcelain vases and eye-popping diamond rings end up in a hotel ballroom, surrounded by items culled from bankrupt businesses, estate sales and abandoned safe deposit boxes. ...more

September 3, 2007