I think in some states,— e,g, CA, I don’t know about his state,— any account that is considered dormant, not touched for 3 years, is taken by the state. I know of people who lost money that way.
It’s in the unclaimed property bureau, and the guy running that show is really good, a ‘Rat, but one of the infinitely rare ones that gives a crap about serving the public.
I'm not going to dispute your claim but most states are actually holding on to funds that belong to individuals due to the inability of whoever owed the monies to locate the person.
Each state has a website associated with the state treasury dept. where you can go to see if they are holding any monies belonging to you.
Here in Michigan I recovered $650 and I have absolutely no idea where it came from. I discovered the state was holding $1,100 for my niece and $350 for my BIL.........