ORLANDO, Fla. – State CFO Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday requesting assistance to track unclaimed property accounts that may be linked to the Republic of China.
Patronis told News 6 China’s mishandling of the coronavirus probably led to a pandemic that could have been slowed or stopped if the country had acted properly. “I’m of the mindset that China must be held accountable," Patronis said. “We have identified accounts that are held by Chinese companies.” Patronis said freezing Chinese assets may be something used by the United States as they consider options following the COVID-19 fallout.