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Updated · New York Daily News · Aug 10

Judge Orders Carmine Agnello to Prison by 4 p.m. After Denying 15-Month Delay Bid

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Updated · New York Daily News · Aug 10

Judge Orders Carmine Agnello to Prison by 4 p.m. After Denying 15-Month Delay Bid

Q: Will the Bureau of Prisons let John Gotti's grandson leave a federal camp to save his mother's life with a kidney donation?

There is no indication yet that the Bureau of Prisons will let Carmine Agnello leave federal custody for a kidney donation, and the available reporting suggests the issue is unresolved rather than approved. What is clear is that prosecutors told the court he could potentially donate while in BOP custody, and the judge accepted that argument enough to deny any further surrender delay. Agnello has now surrendered and is being held at FCI Fairton in New Jersey, likely in its minimum-security camp. The obstacle is not only prison custody. Victoria Gotti’s transplant was canceled because of recurrent infections, and the judge said there was no concrete evidence that surgery would be scheduled before Sept. 18. That means there is currently no imminent procedure for the BOP to accommodate. If her doctors later clear her and schedule surgery, Agnello’s lawyers could ask the BOP for a furlough or temporary medical-related release, but that would be discretionary and not automatic. The BOP generally controls inmate movement after surrender, and any outside medical procedure involving an inmate would require security, medical, and administrative approval. In some cases, courts can also be asked to intervene, but no such approval has been reported. So the short answer is: maybe in theory, but there is no evidence the BOP has agreed to let him leave, and for now there is no scheduled transplant to trigger that decision.

Q: What happens to the cryptocurrency bought with stolen pandemic funds now that the mob scion is behind bars?

The cryptocurrency does not disappear because Carmine Agnello is in prison; it remains subject to the financial penalties in his case and any government recovery efforts. Prosecutors said he put about $420,000 of the stolen COVID relief money into a cryptocurrency business, and the court ordered him to pay more than $1.26 million in restitution to the Small Business Administration. That means the crypto, if still under his control or traceable, can be pursued as an asset to satisfy restitution. In practice, federal authorities can try to locate wallets, accounts, exchange records or proceeds from any sale, and seek turnover, seizure or liquidation depending on what was preserved in the criminal case and any related asset-recovery action. If the investment was sold, the cash proceeds can be targeted the same way. If it lost value, he still owes the full restitution amount; prison does not erase that debt. The reporting provided does not show that the cryptocurrency was separately forfeited in the sentencing order, nor does it say exactly where the funds are now. So the clearest answer is that his incarceration changes who controls his day-to-day affairs, but not the legal status of the asset: it remains a potential source for repayment to the government, while any unpaid balance stays his obligation during and after prison.

3 articles · Updated · New York Daily News · Aug 10

A federal judge gave Carmine Agnello two extra hours, then ordered him to surrender by 4 p.m. Monday after rejecting his bid to stay free until Sept. 18.
No transplant date was on the calendar, and the judge said there was no concrete evidence Victoria Gotti’s kidney surgery would occur before Sept. 18 because infections still had to be treated.
Agnello’s lawyer argued prison would likely disqualify him as his mother’s living donor, but prosecutors said the surgery was not imminent and opposed another deferral.
The 40-year-old is expected to serve a 15-month sentence at a minimum-security camp in Fairton, New Jersey, for a COVID-relief fraud case tied to three loans.
His prison term had already been pushed back from June 20 so he could donate a kidney, after earlier transplant dates in March and Aug. 3 also fell through.