75-year-old CT man ordered to pay back $1.2 million to over 30 state treasuries

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant on Dec 20, 2025

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A 75-year-old Greenwich man has been ordered to pay back $1.2 million in restitution to 30 state treasuries after being sentenced to three years in prison, officials said.

Henry J. White, Jr., 75, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Pennsylvania to just over three years in prison for submitting false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property to state treasuries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Pennsylvania.

According to officials, White, along with his sister, Patricia White, together received over $1.2 million in false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property from state treasuries around the United States. White using the names of corporate entities with which he was not affiliated and which he had no lawful authority to use, applied for and received unclaimed property from state treasuries throughout the United States.

Officials say the fraudulent 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, issued payment checks, which were generally sent by mail to the their shared home address in Connecticut.

White and his sister both 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, officials said.

Patricia White’s sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled, will occur at a later date, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Henry White has been ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution to approximately 30 state treasuries.

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