A former NYPD cop accused of teaching black-belt karate while collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in disability checks was blasted in Manhattan court Monday as “one of the most flagrant’’ scammers in a $400 million pension-fraud scheme.
Former Queens Officer Louis Hurtado collected $470,395.20 over 26 years — the most dough over the longest stretch for any participant in the fraud, prosecutors said.
“He’s also one of the most flagrant abusers, posting videos of himself on YouTube performing martial arts . . . [and traveling] on at least 18 flights from 2006 to 2013, including to Mexico and Jamaica,’’ while claiming he was too depressed to leave his house, travel or work, said Assistant District Attorney Christopher Santora.
Hurtado, 60, flew from his home in Pasco, Fla., to be arraigned on grand-larceny and other raps.
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