Police: Man tied to cinder block was son of mafia associate
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York City police say a man whose body was found tied to a cinder block and floating near a dock was the son of a mafia associate.
Police identified 35-year-old Carmine Carini through fingerprints; an autopsy found he died of a head injury.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Tuesday that Carini's father had the ties to organized crime— not the son.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Boyce says it's not known yet why he was killed.
The body — wrapped in a blue tarp — surfaced Saturday even though it was tied to the cinder block and a five-pound bag of drywall compound.
Carini was released from prison in 2015 after serving time for robbery.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}His father declined comment. His aunt, Annie Carini, says the family is pained by coverage of his death.