Carmine Agnello

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Carmine Agnello (born in 1960) is an American mobster. In 2000 he was arrested and charged with racketeering and arson and is now currently imprisoned. He is a made member of the Gambino crime family. He suffers from bipolar disorder.

At the age of 20, he started a scrap-metal business and had became a millionaire within 3 years. During the 1980s, Agnello accumulated dozens of properties based on scraps and auto services. In 1984, he was married to Victoria Gotti, daughter of John Gotti. Though Agnello and John Gotti were allies, their relationship was often tense. Agnello became a made man in the Gambino crime family in 1992. She divorced Agnello in 2001, when he received 9 years for racketeering.

Together Victoria and Agnello had three children: Carmine Jr., John and Frank. Victoria and her children are featured on the reality television show Growing Up Gotti. He is almost never mentioned on the show.

[edit] External links

• AmericanMafia.com - Carmine Agnello by John William Tuohy
• This Week in Gang Land: From Carmine to Cop a Plea by Jerry Capeci
• This Week in Gang Land: Junk Yard Dog by Jerry Capeci