He’s usually known for making money, not losing it.
CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer’s wallet containing more than $1,000 was stolen by an opportunistic security guard at a lower Manhattan museum Tuesday night, police sources told The Post.
The value of the wallet itself? A meager $18.
Cramer, 64, was passing through the metal detector at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Battery Place at about 7:45 p.m. when he left his phone and wallet in the bin and accidentally walked away without the items, the sources said.
When he remembered and returned to the screening area, only his phone was there, according to the sources.
Cramer immediately raised the alarm and it didn’t take long to catch the suspect: the museum guard.
An NYPD First Precinct sergeant reviewed museum video surveillance, which showed security guard Elkin Heyward taking both items out of the bin and out of sight, the sources said.
He allegedly returned the phone to the bin, but not the wallet — which contained $1,065, credit cards and an ID.
Heyward, 61, of New Jersey, was arrested — but not before he was fired on the spot by the outside firm contracted to provide security for the museum.
He was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, cops said.
Pennsylvania-born Cramer, best known for his CNBC stock market show, has amassed a $100 million fortune, according to the financial we site Money Inc, the bulk of it coming from his success as a hedge fund manager.
Heyward was arraigned Wednesday morning and released without bail.
A spokesperson for the Museum of Jewish Heritage confirmed a security guard had been fired in the wake of the incident.
“We take the safety and security of all of our visitors seriously,” he said. “We deeply regret that this incident took place, and we apologized to the visitor.”
No one answered the door of Heyward’s New Jersey address Wednesday afternoon — while it was business as usual for Cramer, who continued tweeting about his stock market picks to his 1 million followers.
Additional reporting by Stephanie Pagones and Oumou Fofana