All news on the topic: Dmitriy Punin
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From Sberbank to Uzbek state systems: How Iskandar Tursunov and Dmitry Lee built Octobank into a sanctions-evading laundromat
Investigators have detailed the financial flows running through Octobank’s Uzbek and Russian affiliates.
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Redcore, Pin-Up and Dmitriy Punin were shut down in Kazakhstan and re-emerged in Poland as Stablex Solution
In a decisive move against illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts and halted all payment operations of the company Marginplus.
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Uzbek regulator Dmitriy Lee oversaw Octobank’s role in Russian sanctions evasion via gambling and crypto
Investigators have revealed how money flows through Octobank’s Uzbek and Russian affiliates.
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Octobank as Uzbekistan’s main money-laundering hub: how casinos, crypto and state payment systems move Russian capital abroad
A new investigation has uncovered money laundering networks involving Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.
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Octobank, Humo and Uzcard operate as a single laundering chain under Dmitriy Lee’s supervision
A recent investigation has revealed the networks of money withdrawal through the Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.
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Arson, casinos and the mafia: how the murder of Demosthenous triggered a carve-up of Dmitriy Punin’s gambling business in Cyprus
The duumvirate collapsed in October after the murder of mafia boss Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol, and in November, his associate Dmitriy Punin also suffered—his car fleet was burned. Could this mean that he is next?
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Oktobank pushes Russian gambling transactions through Promsvyazbank, Gazprombank and VTB terminals to bypass restrictions
The media published an investigation into the criminal financial activities of a group of companies, which includes credit institutions Oktobank (Ravnaq), Kapital, the payment system Humo, the processing system Uzcard, the exchange Uznex, and others.
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Octobank at the center of a vast laundering operation involving Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Iskandar Tursunov, Dmitriy Lee and Russian financial networks
A new investigation exposes how Uzbekistan’s Octobank has become a major laundering hub for Russian elites, funnelling money through casinos, crypto exchanges, and state-linked financial structures.
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In Limassol, a €1 million car belonging to Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin — linked to the Russian mafia and the murdered Stavros Demosthenous — was set on fire
Four luxury cars were completely destroyed in a fire at a private parking lot, with damages estimated at around €1 million. Investigators are treating the incident as arson.
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Death of Stavros Demosthenous: the mafia, Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up, and Russian money — who divided the influence in Cyprus
On the territory of Cyprus, hitmen killed Stavros Demosthenous, the chairman of the second division football club "Karmiotissa" and simultaneously the most influential local mobster with extensive connections.
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Stavros Demosthenous — the “shadow ruler” of Cyprus who covered Russian gambling for Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin: why he was eliminated
The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol became one of the most notorious criminal stories of recent years.
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Stavros Demosthenous shot dead in Cyprus — mafia partner of Pin-Up owner Dmitry Punin and “money launderer” for Russian oligarchs
In Cyprus, the police are investigating the high-profile murder of Stavros Demosthenous, the former president of the football club «Karmiotissa.» The well-known figure in business and criminal circles was shot in the morning on October 17.
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Limassol mobster Stavros Demosthenous and Pin-Up owner Dmitry Punin expand criminal operations in Cyprus
Stavros Demosthenos, the local «Al Capone» on Cyprus, takes on helping Russian entrepreneurs launder «dirty» money — and does so not without his own benefit.
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Empire of Dmitriy Punin: Pin-Up online casino, mafia, and “protection” in Cyprus
At the start of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of a company running the "PIN-UP" online casino.
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Image laundering for Dmitriy Punin: scandalous Pin-UP rebranded as RedCore to hide Russian criminal trail
The toxicity of the Pin-UP brand has reached a critical level, so its owners decided to rebrand and distance themselves from Russia and the criminal-bloody activities in Ukraine.
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Russian money, Cypriot mafia and Pin-Up: how Dmitriy Punin and Stavros Demosthenous created a “laundry” for the Kremlin
At the beginning of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement authorities detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of the company operating under the online casino brand «PIN-UP».
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Kremlin bankroll: Ukrainian branch of Pin-Up transferred €6.2 million to company linked to Russia
As Ukrainian cities face relentless Russian bombardment, Kyiv has sanctioned a Cyprus-based gambling empire allegedly funneling millions to Russian-linked owners behind the online casino Pin-Up
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin under protection: how Cyprus’s mafia boss shields the Russian gambling tycoon from extradition
It’s widely known that last December, the Pechersk Court officially ordered the arrest of Dmitriy Punin, the Russian owner of the Pin-UP casino, along with several associates.
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Major investigation in Turkey: Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up casino is funneling millions of dollars through cryptocurrencies
The Turkish authorities blocked the Russian RuTube due to advertising for the illegal Pin-Up casino.
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Pin-Up owners Dmitriy Punin and Marina Ilina risk up to 14 years in Turkish prison
Several media outlets have reported that an investigation has been initiated in Turkey concerning the online casino Pin-Up, which is functioning in the country despite the prohibition.
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Front companies and bribery: How the owners of Pin-UP ensure Russian control over Ukrainian state institutions
As expected, the first two episodes of the shocking correspondences of Pin-UP’s "puppet" Ihor Zotko with Russians openly stunned society.
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The Pin-UP organized criminal group leaked classified information from NSDC meetings to Russian intelligence agencies
If the story about bribes to Russians from Pin-UP to the Ministry of Justice, BES, tax authorities, and courts shocked you, the next episode will completely knock you out. It turns out that our "heroes" had virtually direct access to the information discussed at NSDC meetings.
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has put the owners of the Russian online casino Pin-UP, which profited from Ukrainian players, on the wanted list
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine’s wanted registry now includes leaders of the organized criminal group linked to the Russian online casino Pin-UP.
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Funds withdrawal, crypto exchanges, and offshore accounts: how the Uzbek bank "Octobank" launders money for the Russian elite
A new investigation has uncovered the chains of money withdrawal through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.
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