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Hudson Valley Native Craig Carton Returns To Wfan After Prison Stint
Westchester native Craig Carton is back in the WFAN booth more than three years after he was last on the air following a conviction for operating a Ponzi scheme.
Carton, who grew up in New Rochelle, was ordered to spend 42 months in prison last April, three years of supervised release, ordered to pay $4,835,186.56 in restitution, and to forfeit $4,590,000 for running a Ponzi scheme that purportedly covered his gambling debts.
On Thursday, Oct. 29, after 1,150 days off the air, Carton was back on WFAN in the afternoon drive, making a solo guest spot during the last hour on what will be his f…
Hudson Valley Native, Ousted Radio Host Carton Sentenced For Ponzi Scheme
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Westchester native and former radio/TV sports talk star Craig Carton was sentenced by a Manhattan federal judge for running a ticket-resale Ponzi scheme.
Carton, who grew up in New Rochelle, was ordered on Friday, April 5 to serve 42 months in prison.
In addition to the prison term, he was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $4,835,186.56 in restitution and to forfeit $4,590,000.
In a plea for leniency, the 50-year-old Carton, who co-host WFAN's “Boomer and Carton” morning show for a decade alongside retired NFL qua…
