Craig Carton Resigns From Radio Show

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Two days after issuing a statement saying “My fight has only just begun,” sports radio talk-show host Craig Carton announced his resignation from WFAN. In a posted tweet that linked to his statement, Carton, who is a New Rochelle native, said he’s been privileged to show up every day for 10 years at his dream job.

“Unfortunately, the unfounded legal issues currently plaguing me will only be a distraction to everyone at WFAN and the show I helped to build,” Carton said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

He said he had submitted his resignation to the station and it was accepted.

Carton, 48, was co-host with Boomer Eliason of “Boomer and Carton.” Eliason is a former NFL quarterback.

Carton and two other people were charged with wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney's Office for New York's Southern District.

Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said, “As alleged, Craig Carton and Michael Wright deceived investors and raised millions of dollars through misrepresentation and outright lies. Their schemes were allegedly propped up by phony contracts with two companies to purchase blocks of concert tickets, when in fact, Carton and Wright had no deals to purchase any tickets at all. As alleged, behind all the talk, the Wright and Carton show was just a sham, designed to fleece investors out of millions ultimately to be spent on payments to casinos and to pay off other personal debt.”

Carton said he was sad to see the talk-radio chapter of his life come to a close.

“[B]ut know that it will allow me to focus on my family, my well-being and clearing my name, while giving the show the best opportunity to succeed without further disruption,” he said.

Carton also said that, while he wants to talk about the allegations leveled against him, he cannot do so at this time.

Photo caption: 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. Photo credit: John Minchillo/AP Images for NFL/Associated Press.