The Bronx cop at the center of the massive ticket-fixing probe is being investigated for receiving stolen electronics — including a flat-screen TV — in exchange for taking care of summonses, The Post has learned.
Disgraced officer José Ramos allegedly took the high-end hot goods from neighborhood pal Harry Mingo — and in return helped Mingo fix tickets and gave him a PBA card, a law-enforcement source said.
Ramos was caught by investigators on a wiretap talking about criminal activity involving the hot goods, according to the source.
He had previously denied getting any form of compensation.
The former union delegate in the 40th Precinct was already the subject of an Internal Affairs probe over his relationship with alleged drug dealer Lee King, also known as Marco Mack.
The wiretap chatter about ticket fixing eventually sparked the massive probe that has ensnared hundreds of cops, with some facing felony charges.
Mingo was arrested in September 2009 and this past May on a slew of charges that include fraud, forgery, larceny and possession of stolen property, according to court records.
He was arrested both times by Detective Vincent Cantarella, who is assigned to the Bronx DA’s Rackets Bureau, which is conducting the ticket-fixing probe.
In the Sept. 16, 2009, arrest, Mingo and accomplice Ralph Ragin allegedly used forged credit cards to buy more than $20,000 worth of laptop computers at a Radio Shack, according to a criminal complaint.
Mingo and Ramos, who owns a Mott Haven barbershop, “know each other from the neighborhood,” the source said.
Ramos, who is on modified duty, could not be reached for comment.