Abandoned business records can't be destroyed

Quotes

1. “ We want to encourage people to do the right thing. ”

2. “ We have tens of thousands of boxes of paper and CDs and some tapes, and no clue where the owners of these records are. ”

   By Dennis Barnedt

3. “ There are not a lot of standup people out there who have failed and are still doing the right thing. ”

   By Kevin Montee

4. “ You go after the larger people first, and a lot of the smaller ones may still be coming through the woodwork in the next year or two. ”

5. “ We want to encourage people to do the right thing. ”

6. “ You go after the larger people first, and a lot of the smaller ones may still be coming through the woodwork in the next year or two. ”

Entities Mentioned

• California
• Senate
• Department of Defense
• Joanne McNabb

1. Every year, businesses go under and disappear, leaving behind boxes of transaction records, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information that could lead to identity theft and other forms of fraud. Landlords and owners of storage companies, who tend to get stuck holding these records, have no legal way to dispose of them... (Read Full Article)

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