WEPN ESPN 98.7 FM New York’s The Michael Kay Show will be interviewing special guest Craig Carton, former radio personality of WFAN’s Boomer & Carton, at 5 p.m. ET.
Tune in today, Monday April 8, to hear what Michael Kay, Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg have lined up for Carton.
On Friday, Carton was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in a nearly $7 million ticket resale scam meant to pay off his gambling debts — as the judge admitted she was a fan before haranguing him.
“Colleen from New York. First time, long time,” the jurist greeted Carton.
Then, she laced into him.
“Your marriage is over, your kids are terrified … reputation in tatters,” she said, as the dad of four sat expressionless. “Craig Carton, you have indeed descended into a hell of your own making.”
Carton, who rose to fame as the brash half of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show, convinced deep-pocketed hedge funders to plunk down millions of dollars for blocks of tickets to Adele, Metallica and Barbra Streisand shows.
He promised big returns on resales — but never delivered.
Instead, Carton kept about $4.6 million for himself, using the cash in a Ponzi-like scheme to pay off debts he accrued as part of a gambling addiction gone awry.
Carton faced up to 45 years in prison after he was convicted last November of conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud.
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