UPDATE: Sentencing delayed for John Gotti’s grandson in federal fraud case

Defense says prison time could derail a life-saving kidney transplant for Carmine G. Agnello’s mom, Victoria Gotti

The sentencing of Carmine G. Agnello — grandson of notorious Gambino family boss John Gotti — has been postponed after a last-minute request from the defense.

In an order entered Thursday, U.S. District Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury granted Agnello’s motion to adjourn his sentencing, which had been scheduled for Friday.

The court said the proceeding will now be rescheduled for a date between April 14–17 or April 20–22. Attorneys on both sides of the case were instructed to coordinate with the judge’s chambers to secure a new date.

Federal prosecutors did not object to the defense’s request, the order states.

Agnello, 40, of Smithtown, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with roughly $1.1 million in federal COVID-19 small-business relief loans. Prosecutors have argued he should serve 31 to 44 months in prison.

As first reported by Newsday, Agnello’s attorneys say he is expected to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti. The former columnist and daughter of John Gotti is suffering from end-stage renal failure.

Given that Agnello may be the only viable donor within the family, a prison sentence could derail a life-saving kidney transplant for Victoria Gotti, Agnello’s defense team has said.

Defense attorney Steven A. Metcalf II argued in a sentencing memorandum that incarcerating Agnello would “effectively foreclose the only viable path to preserving his mother’s life,” Newsday’s Nicole Fuller reported.

Gotti also argued her son did not knowingly commit fraud and that a professional handled the loan application at the center of the case.

The sentencing delay gives the court additional time to review the defense’s request.

Agnello’s grandfather, John Gotti — the flamboyant Gambino crime boss dubbed “The Teflon Don” — died in federal prison in Missouri in 2002 after being convicted of multiple mob-related murders.

_{Top: Carmine Gotti Agnello (left) and his mother, Victoria Gotti attend a 2011 press conference for the film “Gotti: Three Generations,” in New York (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File).}