HARRISBURG, PA. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has charged a Greenwich, Connecticut, brother and sister of conspiracy for agreeing to submit a total of $1.2 million in false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property to state treasuries.
Henry White, Jr., 75, and Patricia White, 69, were both charged with the same crime on Monday.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, the Whites, who are siblings and residents of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, allegedly agreed and worked together to submit over $1.2 million in false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property from state treasuries around the United States.
Henry White, Jr., using the names of corporate entities with which he was not affiliated and which he had no lawful authority to use, allegedly applied for and received unclaimed property from state treasuries throughout the U.S. State treasuries, relying on the certifications provided by Henry White, under penalty of perjury, issued payment checks, which were generally sent by U.S. mail to the shared home address of both defendants.
From there, each of the Whites allegedly deposited and cashed these fraudulently obtained payment checks, and these funds were then used for personal expenses, including for mortgage payments for their shared home in Connecticut, Gurganus charges.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
The case is being investigated by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ravi Romel Sharma is prosecuting the case.
