In Kazakhstan, Dmitry Punin and Marina Ilyina, who are linked to the gambling business under the Pin-Up brand, have appeared in the international wanted database. This was reported by journalist Mikhail Kozachkov, citing data from the legal statistics bodies of the Prosecutor General's Office. Their search is connected to an investigation into the alleged illegal activities of an online casino. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The criminal case is being investigated by the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM). In February 2026, the agency reported an alleged scheme for organizing illegal gambling business in Kazakhstan using the PIN-UP and PINCO brands. According to the investigation, its participants managed activities from abroad through a network of interconnected companies.
As stated by the AFM, the Kazakhstan-registered Bonami LLP was used to cover up illegal activities. The company received a state license for bookmaking activities under the PIN-UP.KZ brand. The investigation believes that a scheme related to an online casino could have operated through this structure.
A separate area of the investigation concerns the movement of funds. According to the AFM, client payments were received into transit accounts through a network of payment organizations. Then part of the money was transferred to cryptocurrency using affiliated companies.
Earlier in this case, US citizen Dmitry Druzhinsky and Ukrainian citizen Marina Levkovich (Ginzburg) were declared internationally wanted. The investigation believes that they coordinated participants in the alleged scheme, interacted with banks and payment organizations, and also participated in creating infrastructure for receiving and withdrawing funds. The court authorized their detention in absentia.
Now, according to Kozachkov, Punin and Ilyina have also appeared in Kazakhstan's wanted database. The journalist links them to the international Pin-Up business and claims that both are in Cyprus. There is no official confirmation of their whereabouts in the provided materials.
Kozachkov also reported that, as part of the investigation, employees of second-tier banks were previously detained on suspicion of facilitating the withdrawal of funds abroad. According to his estimate, Kazakh users could have lost about 100 billion tenge through gambling platforms connected to the investigation.