1. 09-06-17 11:29 AM #1
    VeggieDog
    VeggieDog's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 02-21-09
    Posts: 6,970
    Betpoints: 20457

    Craig Carton, 'Boomer & Carton' co-host, arrested by FBI

    Craig Carton, 'Boomer & Carton' co-host, arrested by FBI over alleged $5.6M ticket scam to pay his gambling debts

    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...icle-1.3473530
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 09-06-17 12:00 PM #2
    hankcream
    hankcream's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 06-30-10
    Posts: 2,048
    Betpoints: 5458

    That Sucks, IMO they had the best sports talk show on radio.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 09-06-17 12:18 PM #3
    Snowball
    Snowball's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 11-15-09
    Posts: 30,021
    Betpoints: 3780

    Esiason is sharp, Carton evidently poop.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 09-06-17 12:26 PM #4
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    wow

    Buried forever now..guy had it all too
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 09-06-17 12:35 PM #5
    vividjohn45
    vividjohn45's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 11-21-10
    Posts: 6,331
    Betpoints: 578

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    wow

    Buried forever now..guy had it all too
    He should ask charles barklay for some advice
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 09-06-17 12:45 PM #6
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    It shows how dangerous gambling is

    He must've best sports too
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 09-06-17 12:52 PM #7
    GUMMO77
    Many bags of soup. Many.
    GUMMO77's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-23-10
    Posts: 9,294
    Betpoints: 1726

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    wow

    Buried forever now..guy had it all too
    Including a massive gambling addiction.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 09-06-17 12:57 PM #8
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    Jail now
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 09-06-17 01:15 PM #9
    Snowball
    Snowball's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 11-15-09
    Posts: 30,021
    Betpoints: 3780

    Doubt he does any time.. lawyers n' all...
    home confinement first offense blah blah
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 09-06-17 01:19 PM #10
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    He stole peoples money though that's a big deal and a federal crime


    Buried for life financially
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 09-06-17 02:27 PM #11
    CWD
    Update your status
    CWD's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 01-21-12
    Posts: 7,667
    Betpoints: 190

    havent listened to show for while but maybe was a red flag carton was always the guy who "never lost". they used to pool their money on the show for him to go play blackjack and he would supposedly pay them out profits every time ? ? ?

    boomer a true blowhard spends most of time on his soapbox will be interesting to see if he turns his back on so called friend
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 09-06-17 02:40 PM #12
    Foxx
    Foxx's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 05-25-11
    Posts: 5,751
    Betpoints: 11860

    Never heard of the guy, but that's a shame.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 09-06-17 02:42 PM #13
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    Of course he's going to turn his back he cannot be associated with a thief for his career


    Quote Originally Posted by CWD View Post
    havent listened to show for while but maybe was a red flag carton was always the guy who "never lost". they used to pool their money on the show for him to go play blackjack and he would supposedly pay them out profits every time ? ? ?

    boomer a true blowhard spends most of time on his soapbox will be interesting to see if he turns his back on so called friend
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 09-06-17 03:07 PM #14
    nyplayer33
    nyplayer33's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 09-27-06
    Posts: 8,305
    Betpoints: 106

    Um..fbi investigation involving close to 6 million..i think that's jail time. I know it's early..but 18 months to 3 years plus restitution and fines. Lawyer will cost him 50k plus..careet over. You can add this to the mix in my opinion...gambling...GIRLS...IM SURE THAT WAS PART OF THE NEED FOR MONEY.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 09-06-17 03:29 PM #15
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    What an idiot of course you can't steal that type of money and get a slap on the wrist he's going to have to pay it all back
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 09-06-17 05:00 PM #16
    Grits n' Gravy
    Bigdaddyqh diddles kids
    Grits n' Gravy's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 06-10-10
    Posts: 13,024
    Betpoints: 41120

    Reading the court documents, I think the guy should walk. Anyone loaning money to a radio host not named Howard Stern is a moron and deserves to get screwed. Nobody makes good money in radio anymore.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 09-06-17 09:27 PM #17
    RangeFinder
    RangeFinder's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-27-16
    Posts: 8,040
    Betpoints: 2697

    He can now go join Billy Walters where Billy will lead him into more debt. How misery loves company.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 09-06-17 09:35 PM #18
    unde0087
    Did we win?
    unde0087's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 03-27-08
    Posts: 28,146
    Betpoints: 119

    Wow, radio hosts dropping like flies this year
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 09-06-17 09:42 PM #19
    beavis13
    beavis13's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 06-18-14
    Posts: 2,823
    Betpoints: 9739

    Radio is still a thing?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. 09-06-17 09:49 PM #20
    MoneyLineDawg
    Update your status
    MoneyLineDawg's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 01-01-09
    Posts: 13,253
    Betpoints: 13

    I listened here and there but the first thing I thought of today when I heard the news was that he had massive gambling debts...and he did

    Owed a bookie/loan shark close to a million and owed 2 casinos another huge amount

    He's very compulsive and thinks he can beat the house just from hearing him over the years....bad combo and this is where it led him. Threw it all away and has a wife and kids

    Sick gambler needed help
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  21. 09-06-17 09:54 PM #21
    opie1988
    I have a MAJOR fukkin clue..
    opie1988's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 09-12-10
    Posts: 23,429
    Betpoints: 1012

    FBI doesn't indict you unless they already know you're guilty.

    He aint walking anywhere besides jail. Guy is bad fukked.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    SBR
    Poster of
    Year 2011

  22. 09-06-17 10:00 PM #22
    mr. leisure
    mr. leisure's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-29-08
    Posts: 17,505
    Betpoints: 33110

    Craig Carton's partner in an alleged ticket fraud scheme was so concerned about the million in debt they allegedly owed ... he considered fleeing the country and assuming a new identity.
    At least, that's what investigators say they learned during a criminal probe into the famous radio host -- who allegedly bilked investors out of millions of dollars to repay casino debts.
    As we previously reported, Carton -- one-half of the famous "Boomer and Carton Show" -- was arrested by FBI agents early Wednesday morning.
    Officials say he and another man concocted and executed a ponzi-style scheme to take millions of dollars from investors under the guise of a ticket scalping business. Only, the money was allegedly used to pay off hundreds of thousands of dollars in mysterious personal debts ... which appear to be related to gambling.
    The docs, filed in federal court in NY, don't specifically say Carton blew the money gambling ... but alleges he made several HUGE wire transfers to casino companies using money that was supposed to be used for the ticket business.
    At one point, Carton's alleged co-conspirator fired off an email to Carton with the following proposal to escape their debts -- "Run to Costa Rica, change name, and start life all over again."
    The other man noted, "May not be an option."
    Officials say Carton didn't seem too fazed -- assuring the other man he had another $1 million coming in from investors and "will need to be discussed how to handle."
    They never made it to Costa Rica.


    Sad story
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 09-06-17 10:01 PM #23
    jjgold
    jjgold's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 388,190
    Betpoints: 10

    Gambling is a disease
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Top
« Previous Thread | Players Talk | Next Thread »