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A father and son from the Sacramento region have been charged with stealing more than $1.6 million from clients of their company, according to Attorney General Jerry Brown.

Thomas Rodine, 56, of Carmichael, and Dustin Rodine, 28, of Citrus Heights, are each charged with three counts of embezzlement and one count of submitting fraudulent claims to the state controller.

The Rodines, through their Carmichael-based asset and heir location business, Rodco & Associates, allegedly targeted individuals with assets in the state Controller’s unclaimed property fund, offering to help them claim the money. Once the individuals agreed to work with Rodco & Associates, Brown alleges, the Rodines forged documents in order to reroute the recovered assets to post office boxes they controlled. The Rodines also allegedly forged documents to claim funds that were never disclosed to clients.

In all, the Rodines withheld unauthorized fees and claims totaling $1.675 million, according to Brown. More than $700,000 has been repaid and authorities expect full restitution for victims.

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