HARRISBURG — Former state Rep. Sean Ramaley, acquitted of six felonies in a 2009 corruption trial, began work as a deputy secretary at the Department of Labor and Industry this week for Gov. Tom Wolf's administration.

Ramaley, 39, of Baden started his state job Monday at a salary of $135,512, spokeswoman Sara Goulet said.

Ramaley said he is “excited to have the opportunity to serve the people of Pennsylvania” and to advance Wolf's goals. “I likewise look forward to working with the labor and business communities, and all the department's constituencies,” he said.

Prosecutors said that Ramaley held a no-show job in the district office of former House Democratic Whip Mike Veon and that Ramaley used the office to campaign for the state House.

Voters elected Ramaley as a representative in 2004. He served two terms. He was a leading candidate for Senate when he was forced to step aside because of his indictment.

Veon of Beaver Falls is serving a six- to 14-year term in state prison on corruption charges. He was sentenced to a separate one- to four-year term for fraudulent use of a nonprofit in his district.

Ramaley was the first defendant to stand trial in the so-called Bonusgate cases, in which 10 of 12 people with ties to the House Democratic Caucus pleaded guilty or were convicted of illegally using government resources for political purposes.

Ramaley was not tried with the others because prosecutors had no allegation tying him to the bonuses lawmakers awarded staffers for campaign work.

Veon was convicted of felony theft for approving the bonus scheme.

At the Labor Department, Ramaley is working for another former Democratic House member, Kathy Manderino, the new secretary.

Brad Bumsted is Trib Total Media's state Capitol reporter. Reach him at 717-787-1405 or bbumsted@tribweb.com.

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