{
  "id": 608571,
  "title": "John Gotti’s grandson kept trying to delay prison to donate kidney to mother. A judge said enough.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/john-gottis-grandson-kept-trying-to-delay-prison-to-donate-kidney-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T22:24:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/08/11/john-gottis-grandson-kept-trying-to-delay-prison-to-donate-kidney-to-mother-a-judge-said-enough"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Late mob boss John Gotti's reality TV star grandson, Carmine Agnello, has arrived at federal prison to begin a 15-month sentence for fraud. Agnello, who appeared on \"Growing Up Gotti\" in the mid-2000s, had sought to postpone his sentence by claiming he would donate a kidney to his ailing mother, Victoria Gotti. However, a federal judge denied his request for further delay, stating that there was no evidence of a scheduled transplant. Agnello's lawyers argued that his mother suffers from chronic kidney disease and that surgeons needed more time to set a date for the operation. Prosecutors objected, noting that Agnello's recurring infections needed to be fully treated before a transplant could occur. Agnello pleaded guilty to wire fraud in 2024 for fraudulently obtaining $1.1 million in loans from a federal program meant for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. He used the funds for various ventures, including a $420,000 investment in a cryptocurrency business.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Carmine Agnello, John Gotti's grandson, begins 15-month prison sentence for fraud.",
    "Judge denies delay request to donate kidney to ailing mother Victoria Gotti.",
    "Agnello's lawyers argue mother's chronic kidney disease requires more transplant time."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}