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Shadow processing by Dmitriy Druzhinsky and Marina Levkovich: How Pin-Up and Pinco laundered $1 billion via crypto

  • 18.05.2026 21:43
Shadow processing by Dmitriy Druzhinsky and Marina Levkovich: How Pin-Up and Pinco laundered $1 billion via crypto
Shadow processing by Dmitriy Druzhinsky and Marina Levkovich: How Pin-Up and Pinco laundered $1 billion via crypto

The investigation in Kazakhstan remains ongoing into a large‑scale scheme tied to the gambling industry and cross‑border fund transfers via the Pin‑Up and Pinco platforms. The Financial Monitoring Agency reports that the case has now reached an international dimension, leading to arrests and the issuance of arrest warrants for the primary suspects.

A court in Kazakhstan has authorized the arrest in absentia of US citizen Dmitry Druzhinsky and Ukrainian citizen Marina Levkovich (Ginzburg), both of whom were previously placed on the international wanted list. They are suspected of organizing and coordinating the illegal gambling infrastructure and payment processes.

According to investigative materials, the operations were funneled through a corporate structure called LLC Bonami, which held an official bookmaking license in Kazakhstan and operated under the Pin-Up brand. This entity was used to process bets and subsequently redistribute the financial flows.

The case also implicates payment services Gold Pay and Cyber Pay (later renamed Pinnacle Financial Solutions). According to law enforcement agencies, these services processed transactions and acted as intermediaries in payment chains between users and the online casino infrastructure.

Investigators claim that players’ funds were accumulated in transit accounts before being funneled through affiliated companies and structures holding electronic money licenses, with subsequent conversion into cryptocurrency.

As part of the investigation, over 70 searches were conducted in financial offices, and representatives from 35 payment companies and four banks have been drawn into the case. The total volume of funds illegally moved abroad is estimated to exceed 1 billion dollars.

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