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Carmine Agnello faces years behind bars.
But not if his mother had any say in the matter.
Victoria Gotti urges court to grant her son probation over 7-figure fraud scheme.
plead guilty. She says he is also her kidney donor for her upcoming transplant.
A call for leniency
this week, New York Daily News I obtained and reported a letter submitted by Victoria Gotti to the Federal Court.
She wrote to US District Judge Nusrat Chowdhury and pleaded with the justice system to spare her eldest son, Carmine Aniello, from prison.
She says Carmine plans to donate one of his kidneys to her.
As such, she would like him to remain out of prison to meet his health care needs, and therefore her health needs.
Carmine is 39 years old. Unless the court follows Victoria’s request, he is expected to spend some time in prison.
“Your Honor, do you want to know what kind of young man Carmine is?” Victoria wrote.
“In my life, my next transplant, this is the kind of young man my son looks like,” she praised.
“He gives me the gift of life,” Victoria declared.
This is something that inspires her son to do.
Ultimately, it will be up to the court to determine whether this means changing the prison sentence.
$1.1 million is a lot of fraud
A Long Island federal court is preparing to sentence Carmine, the eldest of her three children.
(Not to be confused with Carmine “The Bull” Agnello, whose father he was.) also He went to prison.)
In 2024, he pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
Carmine admitted to misusing coronavirus relief loans totaling about $1.1 million.
A large portion of the money in those loans went into cryptocurrencies.
The prosecution hopes that the court will sentence Carmine to prison for a period ranging between 33 and 41 months.
They are also seeking $1.25 million in damages.
Currently, Carmine is out on bond. But with the sentencing date quickly approaching, that may soon change.
Her attorney echoed her sentiments. His suggestion to the court is for Carmine to receive probation.
Additionally, her attorney wrote, “Undergoing an organ transplant means custody is in.” [Bureau of Prisons] “It poses a great danger.”
Donating a kidney is a noble thing, but it may not be a factor in sentencing
Federal prosecutors aren’t entirely in agreement.
“Kidney donation does not constitute unusual family circumstances,” one American lawyer wrote.
The prosecution’s argument is that the Bureau of Prisons is capable of handling things like Carmine’s transportation and his medical needs for a kidney donation.
It is, of course, inspiring for a son to give his mother a life-saving organ donation.
But doing good things cannot always cancel out doing bad things. Being a good son and a good citizen are not synonymous.
