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Cohen faces criticism over her handling of a controller-led program that returns uncashed checks, funds from old bank accounts and other money owed to state residents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Wisely, Churchill did not write back, but he did return the check, uncashed, with his compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The law says that when those go uncashed, the funds from them go back to the state where they were purchased.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Under that law, money orders that go uncashed can be generally taken by the state in which they are purchased.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

Nearby, on a small table, was a stack of envelopes—his uncle’s uncashed paychecks, accumulating week by week.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick