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‘Boomer & Carton’ Co-Host Craig Carton Arrested [WFAN-NYC]
CBS 2 NY ^ | September 6, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 09/06/2017 7:59:17 AM PDT by C19fan

WFAN radio talk show host Craig Carton has been arrested on conspiracy and securities fraud charges.

The 48-year-old “Boomer & Carton” co-host was taken into custody by the FBI at his Manhattan apartment Wednesday morning.

He is apparently charged in a fraudulent ticket-selling scam that netted over $2 million, 1010 WINS’ Al Jones reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: boomercarton; carton; craigcarton; nyc; radio; talkradio; wfan
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Talk about greed. I am sure he was well compensated for being a top morning drive co-hist in the NYC market.
1 posted on 09/06/2017 7:59:17 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

He could have avoided this by changing his name from Carton to Clinton.


2 posted on 09/06/2017 8:02:42 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: C19fan

What dose this guy talk about?


3 posted on 09/06/2017 8:03:32 AM PDT by arthurus
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To: arthurus

He is a co-host with former NFL QBer Boomber Esiasion on the local sports station in NYC. They replaced Don Imus after his comment about the Rutgers women’s b’ball team.


4 posted on 09/06/2017 8:05:10 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

The whole area of ticket re-selling seems to be a bottomless pit of messes.


5 posted on 09/06/2017 8:10:33 AM PDT by Enchante
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To: C19fan
This is big news in the NYC media today. The Boomer & Carton radio show on WFAN was apparently very popular, but Carton always seemed out of place on the air with a former professional athlete.

I can't say I'm surprised by this news. The guy always seemed like a stereotypical shady New Jersey jerk on the air.

6 posted on 09/06/2017 8:12:59 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: Enchante

I submit that face value of tickets is wildly overpriced which only encourages scalping.

As supporting evidence, I see the actual ISSUERS of tickets operating buyback and resale programs in an attempt to profit multiple times from the same ticket. This includes publicly funded universities.


7 posted on 09/06/2017 8:20:17 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Enchante

My solution is that I just don’t buy tickets. So far, so good.


8 posted on 09/06/2017 8:23:20 AM PDT by robroys woman
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http://nypost.com/2017/09/06/shaken-boomer-esiason-announces-cartons-arrest-on-air/
Did Boomer find out about arrest late in show?


9 posted on 09/06/2017 8:24:27 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/craig-carton-boomer-carton-co-host-arrested-fbi-article-1.3473530

Ran up huge casino debt, fraud amt $5.6 M


10 posted on 09/06/2017 8:28:09 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: C19fan

Since this thread is likely to attract NY’ers, I have a question for y’all.

Once upon a time, I was a co-op with I Big Monster in lovely Poughkeepsie (ugh), and back in 1989, there was a morning show on the NYC FM radio market with the usual yuk-yuk jocks, etc., but one of them did just an absolutely magnificent Bullwinkle impression.

I recall hearing two routines that really stuck in my mind, and really wish it were possible to find or hear them again somehow, or at least find out something.

The first, and probably best was a version of Bullwinkle doing “Stairway to Heaven”. The second was, ahem, a Bullwinkle themed phone ... ‘entertainment’ hotline, whose punchline was the phone number, 1-800-MOOSE-ME.

Do these ring a bell to anyone?


11 posted on 09/06/2017 8:33:07 AM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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"Carton was a close friend of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, often inviting the politician to appear on his WFAN program."

Not that Krispy Kreme Christie needs any more embarrassment these days....
12 posted on 09/06/2017 8:55:47 AM PDT by Enchante
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To: C19fan
The only good thing about Carton was his imitation of Susan Waldman.
He tried to be the new Mad Dog, but he was generally waaay too obnoxious. It's a wonder Boomer didn't slug him months ago.
13 posted on 09/06/2017 8:59:58 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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Mike Franceser‏ @MikeFrancesaNY 5m5 minutes ago
I know Lauren Fawcement. I respect Lauren Fawcement. Lauren Fawcement doesn't knock on my dawr at 5am.
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Mike Franceser‏ @MikeFrancesaNY 25m25 minutes ago
Hoolio just stahted blastin "Two Tickets to Paradise" by Ed Money on my drive in. Not sure why but a catchy tune.
14 posted on 09/06/2017 9:19:26 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: Psalm 73
OrdioMongo‏ @OrdioMongo 4h4 hours ago Replying to @OrdioMongo “...I don’t wanna get into Cawtin except to say that he’s always been a fraud - today was just the first time he was arrested for it ok”
15 posted on 09/06/2017 9:25:21 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: relictele

The face value of ticket price s is wildly underpriced in relation to market values. That’s why callers exist. If they were overpriced scalpels couldn’t exist


16 posted on 09/06/2017 9:41:14 AM PDT by sharkhawk (Chelsea Dagger)
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To: C19fan

The sports bubble is about to burst. With pro-ball and college tickets where they are at, it can’t help but collapse.


17 posted on 09/06/2017 10:46:52 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: sharkhawk

Most scalpers obtain tickets at well below face value.


18 posted on 09/06/2017 11:13:02 AM PDT by relictele
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To: sharkhawk

In addition, they shrink the pool, or ‘float,’ of available tickets greatly, thus decreasing supply. Price may rise to meet demand but only after they have introduced market distortion intentionally or otherwise.


19 posted on 09/06/2017 11:14:15 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Alberta's Child
"stereotypical shady New Jersey jerk...

He's from New Rochelle

20 posted on 09/06/2017 12:47:50 PM PDT by Renkluaf
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