DREIER SEEKS TO REUNITE TAXPAYERS
WITH MISSING REFUND CHECKS

November 21, 2002

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 96,792 taxpayers across the nation with $80 million in undelivered tax refund checks.

Congresman David Dreier (R-Glendora) stated, “Of these 96,792 taxpayers nation wide, 15,589 of them are from California and 266 are from my congressional district. I would like nothing better than to help reunite these individuals with their refund checks.”

This year, a new Internet feature makes it easier for taxpayers to track down whether they have an undelivered refund. The service, which lets people check on the status of refunds online at any time, is available through the "Where's My Refund?" section on the IRS home page at www.irs.gov.

To use the site, taxpayers must enter their Social Security number, their filing status (such as single or married filing jointly) and the amount of the refund shown on their 2001 tax return. When this information is submitted online, taxpayers see a Web page that shows the status of their refund check. Taxpayers also get instructions to resolve problems, whether it’s an undelivered refund check or some other refund-related issue.

Taxpayers without access to the Internet who think they may be missing a refund check should first check their records or contact their tax preparer, then call the IRS toll-free assistance line at 1-800-829-1040 to update their address. Once the taxpayer updates their address, their checks can be reissued.

Taxpayers can avoid undelivered checks in the future by choosing to have their refunds deposited directly into a personal checking or savings account. Direct deposit also guards against theft or lost refund checks. The option is available on both paper returns and electronically filed returns. More than 39.7 million taxpayers chose direct deposit this filing season, up 17.5 percent from last year.

Refund checks go astray for reasons that can vary with each taxpayer. Often, it’s because a life change causes an address change. If taxpayers move or change their address and fail to notify the IRS or the U.S. Postal Service, a check sent to the their last known address is returned to the IRS. The Postal Service says 17 percent of the nation’s population moves each year, and it processed more than 44 million change-of-address cards in 2001.

Taxpayers who have moved since filing their last tax return can ensure the IRS has their correct address by filing Form 8822, “Change of Address” with the IRS. Download the form at www.irs.gov or request it by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

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28th District Residents Due IRS Refund
BRODIE, HARRISON S & TERRY E	ARCADIA
CARDENAS, RALPH S	ARCADIA
CUNNINGHAM, HEATHER M	ARCADIA
GOMEZ, NANCY	ARCADIA
HULING, GERALD F & CAROL A	ARCADIA
KNIGHT, DOUGLAS A & VICKI L	ARCADIA
KNIGHT, DOUGLAS A & VICKI L	ARCADIA
KUO, KAREN	ARCADIA
LI, GANG	ARCADIA
LIU, JENNY	ARCADIA
LIU, KENNY	ARCADIA
ROSA, JOSE R	ARCADIA
WEDGE, JOSEPH L & MARY A	ARCADIA
YING, LILY	ARCADIA
BECHTEL, BRENT T	CLAREMONT
JIMINEZ, SEAN A	CLAREMONT
JOW, LAURIE F	CLAREMONT
LITNEY, DALE J & ELLEN P	CLAREMONT
MAYO, FRANK W	CLAREMONT
OWEN, MARY E	CLAREMONT
RUBIO, PABLO	CLAREMONT
SHUE, MARISSA N	CLAREMONT
WADE, LISA C	CLAREMONT
ARHART, JENI M	COVINA
CAGLE, MATT H	COVINA
CALERO, LIDIA	COVINA
CARDONA, RICHARD	COVINA
CHAVEZ, MANUELA	COVINA
CHU, SHOON CHI	COVINA
DELLA DONNA, SUZEE K	COVINA
DURONSLET, BEATRICE	COVINA
GARZA, JENNIFER	COVINA
GONSALES, JOEL & ELIZABETH	COVINA
GONZALEZ, RALPH	COVINA
HOLQUIN, STEVEN C & MARIA M	COVINA
JOHNSON, HEATHER O	COVINA
LEE, PAMELA A	COVINA
MARTINEZ, ROBERT A	COVINA
MCNEILL, ESTHER M	COVINA
MICK, WILLIAM D	COVINA
MIRAMONTES, JUAN A	COVINA
MUNOZ, MAGDELENA	COVINA
PADILLA, DANIEL	COVINA
PARKER, TIMOTHY C & VALENE O	COVINA
PARKER, TIMOTHY C & VALENE O	COVINA
PETRO, DANIEL A DECD	COVINA
RAMIREZ, ATILIO & JOSEFA	COVINA
RODRIGUEZ, PAULA R	COVINA
YI, YONG S & HYO S	COVINA
BAKODY, NATASHA N	DUARTE
BAKODY, NATASHA N	DUARTE
CONTRERAS, JORGE & ANA MARIA MURILLO	DUARTE
GOMEZ, ARLEEN G	DUARTE
MAINHART, JOHNNY	DUARTE
SMITH, KATINA D	DUARTE
SMITH, TIMOTHY L	DUARTE
ALMAZAHRGH, NEDAL E	GLENDORA
AYALA, LORRAINE T	GLENDORA
HERNANDEZ, SAUL	GLENDORA
LATHAM, MARILYN L	GLENDORA
LAWRENCE, VIRGINIA A & WILLIAM H	GLENDORA
MAZUREK, KRZYSZTOF S	GLENDORA
MEDLEY, SUSAN	GLENDORA
THOMPSON, JAROD C	GLENDORA
TISCARENO, KENNETH	GLENDORA
ZAVALA, RUBEN & MERCEDES	GLENDORA
ZAVALA, RUBEN & MERCEDES	GLENDORA
ESPOLT, JENNIFER	LA VERNE
JONES, KEITH E	LA VERNE
MOGHADAM, MARY AM T	LA VERNE
PENA, ALEJANDRO II	LA VERNE
ACCARDI, SASHA A	MONROVIA
BLACKWELL, PHILIP B	MONROVIA
BOYLAN, JANE	MONROVIA
BOYLAN, JANE	MONROVIA
COCHRANE, PATRICIA G	MONROVIA
FIGUEROA, ADAN & EVA R	MONROVIA
HOULDRIDGE, THOMAS A & FLORENCE	MONROVIA
INOUE, RAYMOND	MONROVIA
LOPEZ, JAIME S	MONROVIA
PINCKARD, MARTIN L & JOYCE C	MONROVIA
ROBLES, JOSE LUIS & MARIA E	MONROVIA
TUILESU, VA A B & DARLENE MORAN	MONROVIA
TURNER, JUNE D	MONROVIA
AHADIZAD-NEWPORT, ROBERT	PASADENA
AHADIZAD-NEWPORT, ROBERT	PASADENA
ALAMO, MARIA E	PASADENA
ALVARADO-ARGUELLO, JESUS	PASADENA
ANDERSON, GARY DEAN	PASADENA
ANDERSON, ROBERT	PASADENA
BRAHMANAGAMA, MUDITHA	PASADENA
CHANG, KENNETH	PASADENA
CHANG, KUEI-MEI C	PASADENA
CHAPIN, JEFFERY W	PASADENA
CHOI, SEUNGKEUN	PASADENA
CLOVER, ALICE B	PASADENA
DEL RIO, AVELINO & JACINTA AGUSTIN	PASADENA
DEVAUGHN, PAULA B	PASADENA
FERNANDEZ, NANCY	PASADENA
GARCIA, MARIO	PASADENA
GOODWIN, CATHRYN E	PASADENA
GRAMMER, HARRY L	PASADENA
HA, DONG SU	PASADENA
HERNANDEZ LOPEZ, MARISOL	PASADENA
HUGGINS, VICKEY	PASADENA
IBARRA, HUMBERTO & CATALINA	PASADENA
JOBE, DWYLA	PASADENA
KARLYN-BATY, LINDA S	PASADENA
KAZAAR, MECCA M	PASADENA
KELLY, CORNELIA B	PASADENA
KELLY, CORNELIA B	PASADENA
KELLY, LOUIS	PASADENA
KELLY-DUKUBO, VITOR	PASADENA
KELSEY, WILLIAM M	PASADENA
LE, PATRICK Y	PASADENA
LEON, VICTOR M	PASADENA
LEVENICK, MARY	PASADENA
LOPEZ FLORES, CARLOS & L MEJIA-RUIZ	PASADENA
LOPEZ, MAYRA	PASADENA
MANZANO, CHRISTIAN L	PASADENA
MARTINEZ, SALVADOR & M MUNOZ-MACIAS	PASADENA
MCCLELLAND, MARCUS	PASADENA
MCMILLIAN, SHERMAN	PASADENA
NACK NGUE, JACQUES H & J C VAN DAM	PASADENA
NELSON, NILA	PASADENA
NOLSON, NILA	PASADENA
PALMER, LIZA O	PASADENA
PETERS, MELVIN J & M L NORTON-PETERS	PASADENA
PURITT, BERADINE	PASADENA
QI, BIN Y	PASADENA
QUEVEDO CABALLERO, MARTIN	PASADENA
RAMOS, STEVEN M	PASADENA
REYES, MARIA D CARMEN	PASADENA
RIVERA, EMANUEL	PASADENA
RIVERA, EMANUEL	PASADENA
RUSH, MAGGIE	PASADENA
SAYRES, RORY	PASADENA
SHAMON, ANDY	PASADENA
SHEM, CARL CHUNG WAH & MONA SUK YEE	PASADENA
STRANAHAN, LEE R	PASADENA
TANNAN, AUDREY R	PASADENA
TANNAN, AUDREY R	PASADENA
TEJEDA-PACHECO, MARIA	PASADENA
THOMPSON, JOSHUA B	PASADENA
TOTH, LUCILA G	PASADENA
TSAO, WEN C	PASADENA
WANG, HUI	PASADENA
WATSCHKE, TODD	PASADENA
WELLS, JILL	PASADENA
WHITE, JOHN III	PASADENA
WOLDE-GIORGIS, HAILU	PASADENA
YU, XUEJUN & JINMEI LI	PASADENA
AGUILAR, MELISSA	POMONA
ALARCON, LEONEL	POMONA
BRAVO, LUIS A	POMONA
BRAVO, LUIS A	POMONA
BUN, SOBEN	POMONA
CARROLL, CAROLINA	POMONA
CORTEZ, FELIPE DE JESUS & C DE HARO	POMONA
CUEVAS, LUIS A	POMONA
DE JESUS, FELIPE & CAMERINA DE HARO	POMONA
DEJESUS, VICTOR	POMONA
DUENAS, PEDRO SAAVEDRA	POMONA
DURAN, JUAN A & M DEL CAR RAMOS	POMONA
DURAN, JUAN A & MARIA D C RAMOS	POMONA
ELIAS, MIGUEL & O CAZARES-RIVERA	POMONA
ENRIQUEZ LOPEZ, LEOPOLDO	POMONA
ESPARZA, SHEA	POMONA
FLORES, DULCE M	POMONA
GOMEZ MARMILGO, GERARDO	POMONA
GOMEZ, SLAMOME E	POMONA
HALL, JASON	POMONA
HERNANDEZ, MARGARET	POMONA
HERNANDEZ, MARGARET	POMONA
HERNANDEZ, RAMON	POMONA
JACKSON, D LUKE	POMONA
JAUREGUI, RAFAEL A	POMONA
JIMENEZ, ROSALIO	POMONA
JUAREZ, CLAUDIA	POMONA
KEPICH, ROXANNE M	POMONA
LLAMAS, ROGELIO	POMONA
LOPEZ, ISMAEL & RAFAELA	POMONA
LUCHIEN, DEBRA A	POMONA
LUCHIEN, DEBRA A	POMONA
MAGANA A, DANIEL & SONIA GARCIA	POMONA
MARTINEZ BERNAL, JUAN MANUEL	POMONA
MARTINEZ, RODOLFO & NOEMI E	POMONA
MEDINA, DAVID L & LINDA J	POMONA
MEDINA, LUZ	POMONA
MEZA, ORLANDO	POMONA
MONTOYA, SALVADOR & JUANA JUAREZ	POMONA
MORAN, MARLENE	POMONA
MURATALLA, VIDAL	POMONA
NURELDEEN, AYMAN N	POMONA
ORTIZ MAIZ, PAULINO & MARIA L	POMONA
OSTORGA, RIGOBERTO	POMONA
PASILLAS, ENEDINA	POMONA
PAUL LUNA, MARTIN	POMONA
PEDRAZA, CANDELARIO	POMONA
PINA, PAULA	POMONA
RAMIREZ, CAMILO	POMONA
RODRIGUEZ, FELIPE NERY	POMONA
RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R	POMONA
ROSALES, GUADALUPE S	POMONA
ROSALES, GUADALUPE S	POMONA
ROSALES, GUADALUPE S	POMONA
SALAZAR, CARLOS & M DE JESUS SALAZAR	POMONA
SANGSWANGSRI, SOMJAI	POMONA
VALDEZ, DANIEL & SILVIA HERNANDEZ	POMONA
VARGAS, JOSE	POMONA
VARGAS, VIRGINA	POMONA
VERGARA, VICTOR	POMONA
WHEAT, MELINDA L	POMONA
YASEEN, MUHAMMAD	POMONA
HIDAJAT, VENNY E	TEMPLE CITY
HUNG, PHI D	TEMPLE CITY
LAU, ESMOND KAM CHEE & ABBY SAU YING	TEMPLE CITY
LIN, YEONG-HUEI	TEMPLE CITY
MILLER, PAUL A	TEMPLE CITY
POFF, GEORGE A & AN AN MA	TEMPLE CITY
SIMMONS, ALBERT H	TEMPLE CITY
TSAO, GORDON & SHIH-LIANG HU	TEMPLE CITY
ARRIELA, LEANARD & NINA	W COVINA
ARRIELA, LEANARD & NINA	W COVINA
CAMPOS, ENRIQUE	W COVINA
COCKRELL, MICHAEL T	W COVINA
EHLERS, ALBERT F	W COVINA
FIELDS, LAKESHIA	W COVINA
GONZALEZ, ROSA	W COVINA
GUTIERREZ, BEATRIZ	W COVINA
HIGUERA, GUILLERMO & ROSALBA	W COVINA
HSU, JOY	W COVINA
HUANG, YEN PEI & CHIH-CHAO TANG	W COVINA
LAO, TAWNY B	W COVINA
LOPEZ LOPEZ, ISRAEL	W COVINA
LOPEZ, YSRRAEL	W COVINA
MA, MARK & VILAI CHAIYAKUL	W COVINA
MANJUNATH, HALAKUNDI D JR	W COVINA
PACIFICAR, GILBERT	W COVINA
PENA, IGMAR & PAOLA ALEXANDRA	W COVINA
ROSALES, GERARDO A & MERY D MENDEZ	W COVINA
SAAVEDRA, MAYRA	W COVINA
SY, HAI HONG DELA SIERRA	W COVINA
TING, LIE SIEN	W COVINA
TRAN, TY & MUY I CHEA	W COVINA
VALDEZ, ROCIO	W COVINA
VALENZUELA, GUSTAVO & IRENE MARQUEZ	W COVINA
WILSON, PETER	W COVINA
GARCIA, JESUS	WALNUT
GONZALEZ, JAVIER & M ESTRADA OCHOA	WALNUT
GOTTA, DAVID	WALNUT
GUZMAN, ROMEO	WALNUT
KING, BARON & THERESA	WALNUT
RODRIGUEZ, JESSE ORTIZ & T	WALNUT
SALDIVAR, NICHOLAS A	WALNUT
THAM, SIMMON	WALNUT
WONG, CHING SHOON	WALNUT
ARRATA, DIANA	WEST COVINA
CASTILLO, CAROLINA I	WEST COVINA
COSTIGAN, FRANK C & MARSHA A	WEST COVINA
MARCELO, JESUS L & CHERRY C	WEST COVINA
OFFIELD, TOMMY G	WEST COVINA
SHERER, HARRY	WEST COVINA
SIMPSON, CEDRIC J	WEST COVINA
SOLORZANO, SUSANA G	WEST COVINA
TRAN, LOAN P	WEST COVINA