Victoria Gotti‘s son Carmine Agnello asked the court to postpone his upcoming prison sentence so he can donate a kidney to his mother.
News day reported on Thursday, July 16, that Agnello had asked a federal judge to postpone his 15-month sentence to September 18. He is currently scheduled to turn himself in on Monday, July 20.
Victoria — the daughter of Gambino crime boss John Gotti — submitted paperwork from two doctors stating that “a nephrectomy is scheduled for August 3, during which Ms. Victoria Gotti will receive a kidney donated by her son Carmine Agnello,” the outlet states. (Agnello is the eldest son of Victoria and Carmine Agnello Sr. Victoria also has sons John (39) and Frank (36) with Carmine Sr.)
Federal prosecutors have reportedly objected to Agnello’s request, arguing that his previous request to delay the process of donating a kidney to his mother was a non-performing operation. However, according to Newsday, prosecutors said they would agree to a “brief adjournment” until August 10.
Agnello pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 2024 after fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans. The estimated amount of Small Business Administration loans was approximately $1.1 million.
“The defendant shamefully used the health and economic crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to line his pockets with stolen funds,” U.S. Attorney Peace said in a statement at the time.
Earlier this year, Victoria pleaded for leniency for her son as he planned to donate one of his kidneys to her as she battled chronic kidney disease. In a letter to the judge filed in March, Victoria said Agnello’s health could be at risk if the procedure were performed while he was behind bars. She added that her son was the only known compatible donor.
“He is there to help everyone,” she wrote, calling for her son to receive probation instead of prison. “He is extremely kind and generous. He gives me LIFE.”
Victoria added that Agnello was her “miracle son” and that he would “never do anything he KNEW was wrong.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Kelly argued that the Bureau of Prisons is equipped to handle any medical need — including kidney removal.
“Being a kidney donor does not constitute an exceptional family circumstance,” Kelly wrote in documents obtained by the New York Post at the time.
