Carmine Agnello, the 40-year-old grandson of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti, surrendered to authorities on Aug. 10 to serve a 15-month federal prison sentence.
Just two days prior to entering federal lockup, Agnello married Ariana Puran, the woman who previously accused him of violently assaulting her inside his Long Island residence.
Law enforcement officials originally arrested Agnello on June 4 following an altercation in his East Norwich home, where prosecutors alleged he choked and slapped Puran during a jealous rage regarding a reputed affair.
Providing descriptive context to reporters regarding the domestic dispute after the physical encounter, Puran characterized the violent event as “a regular couple’s argument”.
Expressing extreme anger over the domestic violence arrest and law enforcement intervention, mother Victoria Gotti publicly denounced her new daughter-in-law as “a rat” for contacting police officers.
Official state court records confirm that the domestic assault case against Agnello remains open and pending.
Federal law enforcement officials had initially ordered Agnello to report to prison on June 2 after he pleaded guilty to defrauding government financial assistance initiatives.
Agnello secured a two-month surrender extension from the presiding judge after stating that he intended to donate a kidney to his ailing mother.
Federal prosecutors noted that the surgical procedure could occur in prison, and official reports confirm the transplant surgery was never performed prior to his surrender.
Court documents show Agnello admitted to fraudulently obtaining $943,300 from the Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program during the pandemic.
Years before his federal fraud conviction, Agnello gained public prominence when he appeared alongside his family members on the television reality series Growing Up Gotti.
The high-profile family continues facing legal issues, as another relative currently serves federal prison time for committing a separate million-dollar pandemic relief fraud scheme.