Greenwich Woman Sentenced For Role In $1.2M Nationwide Unclaimed Property Scam: Feds

GREENWICH, CT — An Old Greenwich woman was sentenced this week to nine months in prison for her role in submitting false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property to state treasuries, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Patricia A. White, 70, was sentenced on April 27 by U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick. White was also ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution to approximately 30 state treasuries.

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According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, White, along with her brother and codefendant, Henry A. White, Jr., together received over $1.2 million in false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property from state treasuries around the United States over a 10-year period from 2013 until around 2022.

Henry White used the names of corporate entities with which he was not affiliated and had no lawful authority to use and applied for and received unclaimed property from state treasuries throughout the country, Miller said.

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

The Whites deposited and cashed the payment checks into a joint bank account, and they used the money for personal expenses, including mortgage payments for their shared home, Miller noted.

At the time of her guilty plea, Patricia White admitted to personally depositing some of these fraudulently obtained checks.

Henry White was sentenced on Dec. 17, 2025, to 37 months in prison and was ordered to pay the same restitution amount.

Patricia White will surrender herself to the Federal Bureau of Prisons on May 8, according to Miller.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.