John Gotti’s grandson reports to prison as he seeks to donate kidney to mom
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Key Points:
- Carmine Agnello, grandson of late mob boss John Gotti and former reality TV star, has begun serving a 15-month federal prison sentence for wire fraud at the Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in New Jersey.
- Agnello attempted to delay his prison term by claiming he would donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, who suffers from chronic kidney disease, but the judge ruled there was no concrete evidence of an imminent transplant.
- Prosecutors highlighted that medical reports indicated ongoing treatment for Gotti's infections, making a transplant surgery unlikely in the near future, leading to the denial of further delays.
- Agnello pleaded guilty in 2024 to fraudulently obtaining $1.1 million in COVID-19 relief loans by misrepresenting his business and used the funds for other ventures, including cryptocurrency investments.
- Agnello previously gained fame as a teenager on the reality show "Growing Up Gotti," which chronicled his family's life, and his grandfather John Gotti was a notorious Gambino crime family boss known as the "Teflon Don."
