US EditionJohn Gotti's Grandson Carmine Agnello Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for COVID Fraud
He pleaded guilty to wire fraud after taking at least three Small Business Administration loans and using $420,000 for cryptocurrency, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Nusrat Choudhury sentenced Carmine Agnello, grandson of late Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, to 15 months in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud.
- Agnello obtained $1.1 million through the Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program for Crown Auto Parts & Recycling LLC while the company was closed, prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors noted Agnello diverted funds for personal use, including a $420,000 cryptocurrency investment, while his lawyer's claim that he sought to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, to avoid prison was rejected.
- Choudhury ordered Agnello to pay $1,268,302 in restitution and perform 100 hours of community service while undergoing mental health treatment for gambling addiction over two years of supervised release.
- Agnello must report to prison on July 20 to begin his sentence. His uncle, John "Junior" Gotti, said "Basically, I'm heartbroken," noting the family has had 15 members imprisoned.
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John Gotti's grandson sentenced for COVID-19 fraud scheme
NEW YORK (PIX11) — John Gotti's grandson, Carmine Agnello, was sentenced for committing fraud and using the money to invest in cryptocurrency, the Department of Justice announced Monday. Agnello, 39, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for receiving $1.1 million in disaster relief loans from the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. The [...]
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Mob boss John Gotti's grandson sentenced to 15 months in prison for COVID-19 loan fraud
Late mob boss John Gotti grandson Carmine Agnello has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for pocketing $1.1 million in loans from a federal program meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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