John Gotti’s grandson must go to prison if he fails to donate kidney to mom by Monday

Nypost · Aug 08, 2026 · 353 words · By Sonya Gugliara

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Add The New York Post on Google A Brooklyn judge has made John Gotti’s grandson an offer he can’t refuse: either give his kidney to his ailing mother by Monday, or head to prison to start his long-delayed COVID fraud sentence, according to court records.

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Convicted COVID-fund scammer Carmine Agnello, 39, was set to start his 15-month stint behind bars on June 20, but he got a two-month reprieve so he could undergo the organ transplant procedure for his mom, Victoria Gotti, on Aug.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “he got a two-month reprieve so he could undergo the organ transplant procedure for his mom, Victoria Gotti, on Aug. 3”

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Web search results confirm a two-month reprieve was granted for a kidney transplant for Victoria Gotti, though the provided Wikipedia results for 'Carmine' and 'Carmine (color)' are irrelevant noise; the web search results specifically address the legal case.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carmine "The Bull" Agnello (born 1960) is a New York mobster of the Gambino crime family who ran a scrap metal recycling operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine_Agnello

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Growing Up Gotti is an American reality television series that aired on A&E. It featured the life of Victoria Gotti, daughter of Mafia boss John Gotti, and her three sons; Frank Gotti Agnello, John Go…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing_Up_Gotti

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victoria Gotti (born November 8, 1962) is an American writer and television personality, known for being the daughter of Gambino crime family Mafia boss John Gotti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Gotti

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Claim 2: “Victoria Gotti, daughter of the late John Gotti and star of 2004 reality TV show, “Growing Up Gotti,””

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Confirmed by both cross-references and Wikipedia entries for 'Growing Up Gotti' and 'Victoria Gotti'.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Victoria Gotti, daughter of the late John Gotti and star of 2004 reality TV show, “Growing Up Gotti,”
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/gotti-grandsons-prison…

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Claim 3: “Convicted COVID-fund scammer Carmine Agnello, 39, was set to start his 15-month stint behind bars on June 20”

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Multiple sources confirm Carmine Agnello, 39, was sentenced to 15 months for COVID fraud and had an original report date of June 20.

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web search NEUTRAL — Agnello, 39, was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison on Long Island. He faced up to 3 years. Agnello was ordered to pay restitution of $1.268 million.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/carmine-agnello-john-go…

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web search NEUTRAL — Agnello was supposed to start serving his 15-month sentence for COVID fraud back on June 20, but Choudhury gave him a two-month reprieve, pushing that sentencing date to Sept.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/john-gotti-grandson-carmine-agnell…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carmine G. Agnello Jr. had pleaded guilty to fraudulently collecting more than $1 million in small-business loans, some of which he invested in cryptocurrency. Listen · 6:02 min.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/nyregion/carmine-agnello-…

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Claim 4: “A Brooklyn judge has made John Gotti’s grandson an offer he can’t refuse: either give his kidney to his ailing mother by Monday, or head to prison to start his long-delayed COVID fraud sentence”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury gave Carmine Agnello an ultimatum to either donate a kidney to his mother or report to prison.

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web search NEUTRAL — Carmine Agnello is facing a hard deadline this week: Donate a kidney to his ailing mother, or report to federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ordered the 39-year-old Agnello, g…
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/complexstaff3/carmine-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carmine Agnello and his mother, Victoria Gotti, pictured together in 20024. Agnello’s request to delay his prison sentence so he could remain available as a potential kidney donor for his mother was d…
https://www.silive.com/nyc/2026/08/john-gottis-grandson-carm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Agnello, the grandson of later Gambino crime boss John Gotti, was originally scheduled to report to prison on June 20 after being sentenced to 15 months for a COVID relief fraud scheme.
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/john-gottis-grandson-ordered-dona…

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Claim 5: “Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury delivered the ultimatum in court Thursday — if the surgery occurs on or before, Monday, Agnello can enjoy one more month of freedom until Sept. 18 rolls around”

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Multiple sources confirm Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury's ruling that the freedom extension to September 18 was contingent on the surgery occurring by the Monday deadline.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 but required Agnello’s lawyer to notify the judge the following day of whether he procedure occurred. He must now surrender on Monday unless the judge provides another extension. It was the second t…
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/john-gotti-carmine…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carmine Agnello has until 2 p.m. on Monday to operate on his mom or report to federal prison for COVID fraud.
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/complexstaff3/carmine-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled that Agnello may remain at liberty until September 18 only if the transplant occurs by the Monday deadline.
https://popdosemagazine.co.uk/carmine-agnello-faces-prison-d…

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Claim 6: “He was ordered to pony up $1.2 million in restitution”

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Multiple cross-references from the NY Post confirm the restitution amount of approximately $1.2 million.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — He was ordered to pony up $1.2 million in restitution.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/gotti-grandsons-prison…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Judge Nusrat Choudhury met him halfway, hitting the Teflon Don’s grandson with a lighter sentence and ordering him to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution — but opting against the max.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/john-gottis-grandson-l…

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Claim 7: “The admitted fraudster has pleaded guilty to skimming Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration”

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Confirmed by cross-references and multiple web search results that he pleaded guilty to defrauding the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

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web search NEUTRAL — Carmine G. Agnello, grandson of John Gotti, the former boss of the Gambino crime family, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) of roughly $1.1 mil…
https://www.lbank.com/news/grandson-of-mob-boss-john-gotti-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Agnello pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and served no prison time for the charges. This July, Mr. Agnello’s business agreed to pay at least $210,000 in fines and clean up toxic fluids that h…
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/nyregion/gotti-grandson-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — The money was meant to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic; he used it to invest in cryptocurrency. Carmine Agnello, who carried out the Covid fraud for over a year, pleaded guilty i…
https://www.longislandpress.com/2024/09/27/covid-fraud/

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Claim 8: “The infamous former Gambino crime-family boss’s grandkid then requested that his surrender date be moved from Aug. 10 to Sept. 18”

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Web search results confirm the request to move the surrender date to September 18.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carmine "The Bull" Agnello (born 1960) is a New York mobster of the Gambino crime family who ran a scrap metal recycling operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine_Agnello

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Claim 9: “That surgery date fell through, however, because his mother had a severe infection and was on a “battery of antibiotics,” Agnello told the court Tuesday”

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Web search results explicitly state that the surgery was missed/cancelled because Victoria Gotti had a 'serious infection requiring a battery of antibiotics.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carmine "The Bull" Agnello (born 1960) is a New York mobster of the Gambino crime family who ran a scrap metal recycling operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine_Agnello

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Claim 10: “If not, the former reality TV star must turn himself in by 2 p.m. Monday, according to the case’s docket”

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Web search results confirm the 2 p.m. Monday surrender deadline if the surgery did not take place.

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web search NEUTRAL — If the surgery happens by Monday, his self-surrender date will be pushed to Sept. 18. If it does not, he must report that afternoon. The ruling follows a July 17 order in which Choudhury granted Agnel…
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/complexstaff3/carmine-…

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web search NEUTRAL — John Gotti’s grandson Carmine Agnello must begin his prison sentence after his surrender date was postponed so that he could donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti.
https://www.usmagazine.com/crime-news/news/victoria-gottis-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — 10, Agnello must surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by 2 p.m. on Sept. 18. If the procedure does not take place by then, he must report to prison by 2 p.m. on Aug.
https://www.silive.com/nyc/2026/08/john-gottis-grandson-face…

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