Dmitry Punin and Marina Ilyina reportedly added as new suspects in the Pin-Up case

New reporting says Dmitry Punin and Marina Ilyina have been added as suspects in the Pin-Up case, but they are not listed in the AFM wanted database. For PSPs and other high-risk payment companies, the useful part here is simple: the case is still moving, and the enforcement focus appears to remain on specific individuals already named in the file.

1. According to the source text, Punin and Ilyina were likely added to the suspect list earlier, but that only became public now. The article says some media incorrectly reported that the couple was wanted by the AFM, but the AFM database does not include them.
2. The same text says the database currently lists only three other people: Marina Levkovich, Dmitry Druzhinsky, and Vadim Gordievsky. Those names are described as the “pawns,” while Punin and Ilyina are presented as the people behind Pin-Up.
3. The source also says Druzhinsky and Levkovich have been wanted since February 2026. No date is given for any wanted-status entry for Punin or Ilyina, and the text frames that absence as the central unresolved point.
4. For high-risk operators, the operational takeaway is not subtle: even when a suspected controller is not on a wanted list, the underlying case can still sit over the brand, the payment stack, and any partner due diligence. In practice, that means counterparties will still look at who is named in the case, who is officially wanted, and whether the enforcement story is expanding or stalling.