Metro

Undercover cop who exposed tix fix scandal to be promoted in secret ceremony

The undercover officer who infiltrated the barbershop of allegedly crooked cop Jose Ramos – ultimately setting off the widespread investigation into ticket-fixing in the Bronx – is being promoted today in a secret ceremony, The Post has learned.

Commissioner Ray Kelly will attend the hush-hush festivities for the officer, who is assigned to the Internal Affairs Bureau, law enforcement sources said.

The specific details are being kept mum to protect the officer’s identity, sources added.

Ramos was at the heart of the Bronx ticket-fixing probe that ensnared him and 15 fellow brothers in blue.

The promotion comes just four days after indictments were unsealed Friday against two sergeants, a lieutenant and 13 police officers as a swarm of fellow cops rallied outside the Bronx courthouse in a show of solidarity.

Ramos, a 18-year vet of the force, sparked the entire investigation because of his reputed ties to Bronx drug dealer Lee King.

The undercover, who had previously worked as a barber before joining the Police Department, managed to earn Ramos’ trust and get hired at his barbershop, which served as the ground zero for alleged illegal activities.

Ramos was eventually caught on a wiretap talking about fixing a ticket, which led to the widespread probe.

Ramos, who had been under police surveillance since 2008, pleaded not guilty and is being held on $500,000 cash bail.

The charges against him include attempted robbery, attempted grand larceny and attempted heroin possession.

With the exception of Lt. Jennara Everleth-Cobb, a former NYPD spokeswoman who posted $20,000 bail, all of the other cops scooped up in the ticket-fixing scandal were released on their own recognizance following their arraignments.