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in the stock. By March 31, 2000, the value had fallen to $1.47
per share and was still dropping. It continued falling and never
recovered any significant value during the period that shares
remained in the Valdes & Moreno account. Over the next few
years, decedent used the Valdes & Moreno account for occasional
trading activity of modest value. Decedent wrote personal checks
to facilitate such purchases from accounts at Wells Fargo.
Although the record does not permit any direct tracing of funds,
as no underlying documentation with respect to any Wells Fargo
account was introduced, the evidence supports that some portion
of the proceeds from the eConnect sales was eventually
transferred to an account or accounts at Wells Fargo entities and
that such accounts were in decedent’s name alone. The balance of
the cash generated by the limited trading activity taking place
after the 2000 eConnect sales was eventually distributed at
decedent’s request. First Southwest Company on April 29, 2003,
issued a check to decedent and Mr. Greene as joint tenants, using
decedent’s Florida address, in the amount of $4,584.05.
During 1999 and early 2000, decedent maintained her
permanent residence in Hudson, Florida, but lived for extended
periods in Costa Rica. Mr. Greene during early 2000 lived in an
apartment in Burbank, California. Ms. Carnette moved from
Woodbridge, Virginia, to Brunswick, Georgia, at some point during
2000. Following the eConnect sales and transfer of funds from
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