Craig Carton Suspended From WFAN Radio Show Following Arrest: Reports

Craig Carton of WFAN's morning drive show "Boomer and Carton" has been suspended by CBS Radio, according to Newsday.

Neil Best, a sports reporter for Newsday, posted about the suspension on Twitter Wednesday.

Boomer Esiason hosted the popular show with former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms Thursday.

Esiason said he still loves Carton and called his arrest "shocking," and said he would continue the show without him if need be, Newsday reported.

"It's all shocking. But the people that reached out to me on Twitter, the people that reached out to me personally, the people that were sending emails and everything else just blew me away, absolutely blew me away," Esiason said, adding that he hopes Carton "lands on his feet."

Carton, 48, Michael Wright, 41, of Upper Saddle River, and another person are charged with wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney's Office for New York's Southern District said in a statement.

Carton was arrested at his Manhattan home Wednesday, NJ.com reported.

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Carton, Wright and the other person worked together to get investors to pay them millions of dollars that would be used to purchase blocks of tickets, which would then be resold on the secondary market, said Joon Kim, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

The three allegedly used the millions they fleeced investors out of to pay off personal debts, including some to casinos.

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Photo: In this Aug. 30, 2012, file photo, Craig Carton talks during the National Football League Back to Football Run at Central Park in New York. Federal officials said the New York sports radio host is in custody and details of the charges against the host of WFAN-AM’s “Boomer and Carton” show were not immediately made public Wednesday. (John Minchillo/AP Images for NFL/Associated Press)