Gotti Heir Sentenced to Prison | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 12, 2026 · 1m

Carmine Agnello, grandson of John Gotti, has begun his 15-month federal prison term after being convicted of wire fraud for misusing over $1 million from a COVID-19 relief program—money he funneled into cryptocurrency. He’d tried to delay surrender by claiming he needed to donate a kidney to his sick mother, but the judge rejected the request, citing no proof the transplant was imminent. Prosecutors noted her ongoing infections made surgery unfeasible. Despite his lawyers’ pleas to be present for his mother’s care, the court upheld the sentence. Now serving time at a New Jersey federal…