Exhibit Z: Wells Fargo Business Account Application — No. 5:24-cr-00292 (Dkt. 44-26)

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Exhibit Z, filed April 9, 2025 as Document 44-26 in Case 5:24-cr-00292-PCP. It is a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Business Account Application from the Meridian Hacienda store, dated 01/14/2014. The application includes the bank's customer identification notice under federal law requiring financial institutions to obtain, verify and record identifying information for each person who opens an account. The exhibit is 7 pages.

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Case 5:24-cr-00292-PCP Document 44-26 Filed 04/09/25 Page 1 of 7
EXHIBIT Z
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Business Account Application
WELLS FARGO
Bank Name: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | Store Name: MERIDIAN HACIENDA
Banker Name: AMADEA SANCHEZ | Officer/Portfolio Number: CK556 | Date: 01/14/2014
Banker Phone: 408/448-5300 | Store Number: 04126 | Banker AU: 0000220 | Banker MAC: A1504-010
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, U.S. Federal law requires financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person (individuals and businesses) who opens an account. What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver's license or other identifying documents.
New Account Information
☒ New Deposit Account(s) Only ☐ New Deposit Account(s) and Business Credit Card
Account 1 Product Name: Wells Fargo Simple Business Checking
COID: 114 | Product: DDA | Account Number: [redacted]4912 | Opening Deposit: $100.00 | Type of Funds: CKS
New Account Kit: Printed
Related Customer Information
Customer 1 Name: SODA SPRINGS LLC | Account Relationship: Sole Owner
Enterprise Customer Number (ECN): [redacted]
Customer 2 Name: CASSIE WILL-DARNALL | Account Relationship: Signer
Enterprise Customer Number (ECN): [redacted]
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Business Account Application
Customer 3 Name: SHERI DARNALL | Account Relationship: Signer
Enterprise Customer Number (ECN): [redacted]
Checking/Savings Statement Mailing Information
Name(s) and Information Listed on Statement: SODA SPRINGS LLC
Statement Mailing Address: 111 BELWOOD GTWY
Address Line 2:
City: LOS GATOS | State: CA
ZIP/Postal Code: 95032-5138 | Country: US
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Business Account Application
Customer 1 Information
Customer Name: SODA SPRINGS LLC | Street Address: 111 BELWOOD GTWY
Account Relationship: Sole Owner | Address Line 2:
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): [redacted] | TIN Type: EIN | Address Line 3:
Business Type: Limited Liability Company | City: LOS GATOS | State: CA
Business Sub-Type/Tax Classification: | Non-Profit: No | ZIP/Postal Code: 95032-5138 | Country: US
Date Originally Established: 08/21/2013 | Current Ownership Since: 2013 | Number of Employees: 2 | Business Phone: 408/596-1511 | Fax:
Annual Gross Sales: $50,000.00 | Year Sales Reported: 12/31/2013 | Fiscal Year End: 12/31 | Cellular Phone: | Pager:
Primary Financial Institution: WLLSFRG | Number of Locations: 1 | e-Mail Address: [redacted]
Primary State 1: | Primary State 2: | Primary State 3: | Website:
Primary Country 1: | Primary Country 2: | Primary Country 3: | Sales Market: LOCAL
Industry: Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
Description of Business:
Major Suppliers/Customers:
Bank Use Only
Name/Entity Verification: Articles of Organization | Address Verification: VISUAL | BACC Reference Number: 6140140004416
Document Filing Number/Description: 2013-000649448 | Filing Country: US | Filing State: WY | Filing Date: 08/21/2013 | Expiration Date:
Country of Registration: US | State of Registration: WY | International Transactions: | Check Reporting: NO RECORD
Customer 1 Name: SODA SPRINGS LLC | Internet Gambling Business?: No
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Business Account Application
Owner/Key Individual 1 Information
Customer Name: CASSIE WILL-DARNALL | Residence Address: 111 BELWOOD GTWY
Position/Title: OWNER | Date of Birth: [redacted] | Enterprise Customer Number (ECN): [redacted] | Address Line 2:
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): [redacted] | TIN Type: SSN | Address Line 3:
Primary ID Type: DLIC | Primary ID Description: [redacted] | City: LOS GATOS | State: CA
Primary ID St/Ctry/Prov: CA | Primary ID Issue Date: 03/13/2013 | Primary ID Expiration Date: 12/27/2016 | ZIP/Postal Code: 95032-5138 | Country: US
Secondary ID Type: OTHR DC | Secondary ID Description: WFB DC VISA | Check Reporting: NO RECORD
Secondary ID State/Country: | Secondary ID Issue Date: | Secondary ID Expiration Date: 09/30/2016
Country of Citizenship: US
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Business Account Application
Certificate of Authority
Each person who signs the "Certified/Agreed To" section of this Application certifies that:
A. The Customer's use of any Bank deposit account, product or service will confirm the Customer's receipt of, and agreement to be bound by, the Bank's applicable fee and information schedule and account agreement that includes the Arbitration Agreement under which any dispute between the Customer and the Bank relating to the Customer's use of any Bank deposit account, product or service will be decided in an arbitration proceeding before a neutral arbitrator as described in the Arbitration Agreement and not by a jury or court trial.
B. Each person who signs the "Certified/Agreed To" section of this Application or whose name, any applicable title and specimen signature appear in the "Authorized Signers - Signature Capture" section of this Application is authorized on such terms as the Bank may require to:
(1) Enter into, modify, terminate and otherwise in any manner act with respect to accounts at the Bank and agreements with the Bank or its affiliates for accounts and/or services offered by the Bank or its affiliates (other than letters of credit or loan agreements);
(2) Authorize (by signing or otherwise) the payment of Items from the Customer's account(s) listed on this Business Account Application (including without limitation any Item payable to (a) the individual order of the person who authorized the Item or (b) the Bank or any other person for the benefit of the person who authorized the Item) and the endorsement of Deposited Items for deposit, cashing or collection (see the Bank's applicable account agreement for the definitions of "Item" and "Deposited Item");
(3) Give instructions to the Bank in writing (whether the instructions include the manual signature or a signature that purports to be the facsimile or other mechanical signature including a stamp of an Authorized Signer as the Customer's authorized signature without regard to when or by whom or by what means or in what ink color the signature may have been made or affixed), orally, by telephone or by any electronic means in regard to any Item and the transaction of any business relating to the Customer's account(s), agreements or services, and the Customer shall indemnify and hold the Bank harmless for acting in accordance with such instructions; and
(4) Delegate the person's authority to another person(s) or revoke such delegation, in a separate signed writing delivered to the Bank.
C. If a code must be communicated to the Bank in order to authorize an Item, and the code is communicated, the Item will be binding on the Customer regardless of who communicated the code.
D. Each transaction described in this Certificate of Authority conducted by or on behalf of the Customer prior to delivery of this Certificate is in all respects ratified.
E. If the Customer is a tribal government or tribal government agency, the Customer waives sovereign immunity from suit with respect to the Customer's use of any Bank account, product or service referred to in this Certificate.
F. The information provided in this Application is correct and complete, each person who signs the "Certified/Agreed To" section of this Application and each person whose name appears in the "Authorized Signers-Signature Capture" section of this Application holds any position indicated, and the signature appearing opposite the person's name is authentic.
G. The Customer has approved this Certificate of Authority or granted each person who signs the "Certified/Agreed To" section of this Application the authority to do so on the Customer's behalf by:
(1) resolution, agreement or other legally sufficient action of the governing body of the Customer, if the Customer is not a trust or a sole proprietor;
(2) the signature of each of the Customer's trustee(s), if the Customer is a trust; or
(3) the signature of the Customer, if the Customer is a sole proprietor.
Certified/Agreed To
Owner/Key Individual 1 Name: CASSIE WILL-DARNALL | Position/Title: OWNER
Owner/Key Individual 1 Signature: [signature] | ☒ Submit manually ☐ Signature not required | Date: 01/14/2014
Authorized Signers - Signature Capture
Authorized Signer 1 Name: CASSIE WILL-DARNALL | Position/Title: OWNER
Authorized Signer 1 Signature: [signature] | ☒ Submit manually ☐ Signature not required | Date: 01/14/2014
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Business Account Application
Authorized Signer 2 Name: SHERI DARNALL | Position/Title: ULTRA SOUND TEC
Authorized Signer 2 Signature: [signature] | ☒ Submit manually ☐ Signature not required | Date: 01/14/2014
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