Licht, et al v. Zhao, et al

Licht, et al v. Zhao, et al

Plaintiff:	LEONARD LICHT, ZHENGJUN CAI, HENRY CHEN, DANIEL CHANG, DOMINIC CHOW, CHENGGUO DONG, AMINE FENNANE, IHAB FRANCIS, JOHN GORDON, SHAI GRANOVSKI, DALTON GREEN, MICHAEL GRILLI, IRAKLIS KARABASSIS, ALICIA LAU, TREVOR LAU, NADER LOBANDI, EISI MOLLANJI, JAMES MOSKWA, ANH NGUYEN, BRIAN ROTHAUS, GORDON SHAYLOR, RICHARD SLAVANT, NATHANIAL THRAILKILL, JACK YAO, EDMUND YEO and JUN ZHAI
Defendant:	CHANGPENG ZHAO, BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED, d/b/a Binance.com and BAM TRADING SERVICES, INC., d/b/a Binance.US
Case Number:	26-1489
Filed:	May 1, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	RICO

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Plaintiff: LEONARD LICHT
Represented By:	Keira G. Zirngibl
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Plaintiff: ZHENGJUN CAI
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Plaintiff: HENRY CHEN
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Plaintiff: DANIEL CHANG
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Plaintiff: DOMINIC CHOW
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Plaintiff: CHENGGUO DONG
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Plaintiff: AMINE FENNANE
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Plaintiff: IHAB FRANCIS
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Plaintiff: JOHN GORDON
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Plaintiff: SHAI GRANOVSKI
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Plaintiff: DALTON GREEN
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Plaintiff: MICHAEL GRILLI
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Plaintiff: IRAKLIS KARABASSIS
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Plaintiff: ALICIA LAU
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Plaintiff: TREVOR LAU
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Plaintiff: NADER LOBANDI
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Plaintiff: EISI MOLLANJI
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Plaintiff: JAMES MOSKWA
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Plaintiff: ANH NGUYEN
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Plaintiff: BRIAN ROTHAUS
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Plaintiff: GORDON SHAYLOR
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Plaintiff: RICHARD SLAVANT
Represented By:	Keira G. Zirngibl
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Plaintiff: NATHANIAL THRAILKILL
Represented By:	Keira G. Zirngibl
Represented By:	Eric Rosen
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Represented By:	Constantine P. Economides
Represented By:	Lance O. Aduba
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Plaintiff: JACK YAO
Represented By:	Keira G. Zirngibl
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Plaintiff: EDMUND YEO
Represented By:	Keira G. Zirngibl
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Plaintiff: JUN ZHAI
Represented By:	Keira G. Zirngibl
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Defendant: CHANGPENG ZHAO
Represented By:	Sonia M. Agee
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Defendant: BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED, d/b/a Binance.com
Represented By:	Mian R. Wang
Represented By:	Linda M. Ricci
Represented By:	Avi Perry
Represented By:	David I. Miller
Represented By:	Alison Holdway
Represented By:	Joseph P. Davis III
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Defendant: BAM TRADING SERVICES, INC., d/b/a Binance.US
Represented By:	Richard M. Zielinski
Represented By:	Gabriela Beata Wolk
Represented By:	Daniel Tramel Stabile
Represented By:	Avi Perry
Represented By:	George E. Mastoris
Represented By:	Thania Charmani
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