Sports radio host sentenced to prison

NEW YORK

Sports radio personality Craig Carton has been sentenced to 31/2 years in prison for a ticket reselling scam that ended his decade-long broadcast partnership with ex-NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason. Carton was convicted in November of conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud. The 50-year-old Manhattan resident blamed his crime on a gambling addiction he said grew from his effort to cope with childhood sexual abuse. Carton was Esiason’s on-air partner for years on WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show. Carton left the show after his 2017 arrest.

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