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Kidney or Prison: Gotti Grandson's Crucial Choice
10 Aug
Summary
- Carmine Agnello faces a deadline to donate a kidney to his mother.
- The transplant surgery was previously postponed due to his mother's infection.
- Agnello must surrender to prison if the transplant doesn't occur by Monday.
Carmine Agnello, grandson of John Gotti, faces a pivotal choice by Monday, August 10, 2026: donate a kidney to his ailing mother, Victoria Gotti, or commence his 15-month federal prison sentence. Agnello, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the Small Business Administration of over $1 million in COVID-relief loans, was granted a reprieve from his June 20, 2026, sentence.
The initial transplant surgery, scheduled for August 3, 2026, was postponed because Victoria Gotti developed a severe infection. A subsequent request for an extension to September 18, 2026, was made by Agnello. However, Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled that Agnello can only remain free until September 18 if the transplant successfully takes place by Monday, August 10, 2026. Otherwise, he is ordered to surrender to prison by 2 p.m. on Monday.
Federal prosecutors have argued against further leniency, suggesting Agnello could potentially donate his kidney while incarcerated. Victoria Gotti, mother of two and star of the reality series 'Growing Up Gotti,' had previously expressed gratitude for her son's life-saving offer in a letter to the judge.
