Forget that he just did three years behind bars on felony fraud charges.
Disgraced ex-NYPD Commish Bernard Kerik is upset he can’t get a full-time job as a counterterrorism consultant because he’s on supervised release from prison.
“Mr. Kerik has an impressive resume, not only of his accomplishments while in public service — police and corrections, which are well known and need not be reiterated here — but also as a private security consultant,’’ insisted his lawyer in legal papers filed in Manhattan federal court on Monday, seeking his early release from parole supervision.
Describing Kerik as a one-time model prisoner who now dedicates part of his time to volunteering with law-enforcement recruits, lawyer Timothy Parlatore suggested that his client is being forced to turn down lucrative job offers right and left because of his situation.
The documents don’t mention the fact that Kerik, 59, was forced to withdraw from his nomination as the head of Homeland Security because he was caught employing an illegal-immigrant nanny.
Nor do they explain why Kerik landed in the Big House — because he lied under oath and committed criminal conspiracy and tax fraud when he paid only $30,000 as a city official for home renovations worth up to $255,000.
Unless a judge grants a waiver, Kerik won’t be let out of his supervised release until October 2016. He’s only served a little over a year of his court-ordered three years of supervised release since leaving prison.
“There have been a number of possible employment/business opportunities at his disposal, however, his supervised release has prevented him from being considered for those positions,” the papers argue.
“Specifically, Mr. Kerik has had discussions with local government representatives as well as a national head-hunter for a Fortune 500 company concerning possible consulting opportunities.
“However, none of these opportunities have panned out, with several officials informing Mr. Kerik that he could not even be considered until he has concluded his supervised release.
“In another opportunity, Mr. Kerik was being considered for a possible partnership with a substantial company that would require state regulatory approvals,’’ but he lost out on that, too.
Parlatore told The Post, “It’s practical restrictions.
“There are travel restrictions — he’s not even allowed to leave the state without permission from his probation officer. So he’s been testifying before Congress, and every time he has to go to DC, he has to clear it.’’
The lawyer added that in addition to not being able to travel internationally, either, Kerik can’t even have lunch with another felon without risking being thrown in jail again.
That means Kerik can’t even speak to prisoners about his experiences to help them, Parlatore said.
The lawyer notes in the court papers that Kerik’s parole officer agrees with their push to release him from supervision.
“It counts for a lot,’’ Parlatore said.
“The only real concern we have is whether the prosecutors are going to agree because of the whole political’’ situation regarding his client.