State Auditor Dennis Milligan Finds More Than $250k For Jonesboro Citizens, Businesses

Mobile office locates hundreds of thousands owed to residents

Sept. 9, 2026 (Jonesboro, Ark.) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan hosted a mobile office in Jonesboro today and located more than $250,000 in unclaimed property for local businesses and citizens.

“What a great day to be in northeast Arkansas. My team in Little Rock has worked countless hours searching through our database to be able to find a quarter of a million dollars for this area of our great state,” Milligan said. 

At least 65% of the $250,000 located today is owed to private citizens, with the remainder owed to local businesses in the area, Milligan said. That amount does not represent the final figure of what is owed in Jonesboro and surrounding areas, he added.

“We have more than $600 million in the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt that I’m trying to return to Arkansans,” Milligan said. “I encourage people to check our website at claimitar.gov to see if they or someone they know has money to claim.”

Unclaimed property can be any financial asset that has been deemed abandoned and returned to the state auditor’s office, such as forgotten checking or savings accounts, utility deposit refunds, life insurance proceeds, etc. It can also include shares of stocks and tangible items from safe deposit boxes.

To search for any unclaimed property in Arkansas, people may visit the state’s website at www.claimitar.gov. To search for unclaimed property outside of Arkansas, visit www.missingmoney.com. 

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Dennis Milligan was elected Auditor of State in 2022. The Auditor’s office is responsible for ensuring payroll for more than 700 state government elected officials, Supreme Court justices, prosecuting attorneys and deputy prosecutors. The office also administers the state’s Unclaimed Property Program, The Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt. Learn more at https://auditor.ar.gov/.