(WJW) -- The FOX 8 I-Team cut through government red tape, solving a mystery with tens of thousands of dollars worth of unclaimed funds.

An I-Team camera rolled as a local man opened a box from the state to see if he had finally received what he'd been trying to collect for months.

"We'll certainly be a lot happier once we open it up," said attorney Ed Hargate.

So, we took a look at what's in the box.

Since last year, local businessman Sam Tamburrino had been trying to collect unclaimed funds from the state -- a big set of savings bonds left behind in a safe deposit box after Sam's mother and father passed away.

We even showed you Hargate on the phone, running into nothing but red tape.

But, days after the I-Team started asking questions, a box came in the mail.

Tamburrino and his l

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