Greenwich Man, 75, Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulently Obtaining $1.2. Million In Unclaimed Property: Feds

GREENWICH, CT — A 75-year-old Greenwich man was recently sentenced to 37 months in prison for submitting false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property to state treasuries, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Henry J. White Jr. was sentenced by United States District Judge Karoline Mehalchick, who ordered the payment of $1,208,271 in total restitution to approximately 30 state treasuries.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, White Jr., along with his sister and codefendant, Patricia A. White, together received over $1.2 million in false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property from state treasuries around the United States.

Using the names of corporate entities with which he was not affiliated and which he had no lawful authority to use, White Jr. applied for and received unclaimed property from state treasuries throughout the United States, Miller said, noting the scheme took place over the course of approximately 10 years, from around 2013 until around 2022.

State treasuries, relying on the certifications provided by White Jr., under penalty of perjury, issued payment checks, which were generally sent by U.S. mail to the shared home address of both defendants, Miller said.

From there, Miller added, the Whites deposited and cashed these fraudulently obtained payment checks, and the funds were then used for personal expenses, including for mortgage payments for their shared home in Old Greenwich.

Patricia A. White will have a sentencing hearing at a later date.

In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Mehalchick also ordered that White pay