Gotti Grandson Surrenders to Prison After Kidney Donation Delay

Carmine Agnello, the grandson of late Gambino crime boss John Gotti, was ordered to report to federal prison on Monday, August 10, after a judge denied his final request to delay his sentence so he could donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti. U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury ruled that Agnello must surrender by 2 p.m. on August 10 because the planned kidney transplant had not been scheduled and was not imminent.

The decision came after Agnello's attorney, Robert Beltrani, filed a last-minute letter on August 10 asking the court to allow his client to remain free until September 18. Beltrani argued that requiring Agnello to report to prison would disqualify him as a living donor for his mother, who is battling end-stage renal disease. The letter included a statement from Victoria Gotti's doctor explaining that a renal transplant cannot be performed until her recurrent infections are fully treated.

Federal prosecutors opposed the request, noting that the surgery was not scheduled and that Agnello could potentially donate the kidney while in federal custody. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Kelly wrote in a court filing that the medical report indicated the...