Crypto-Funded COVID Fraud Case Ends in Prison Sentence for John Gotti’s Grandson

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Carmine G. Agnello has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after admitting he fraudulently obtained about $1.1 million through the U.S. Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and diverted part of the proceeds into a cryptocurrency venture. The sentence turns a pandemic-relief fraud case into another example of how illicit funds can move quickly […]