MILWAUKEE -- Gov. Scott Walker's spokesman was frequently mentioned in a criminal complaint against a former county workers accused in a secret corruption investigation.

Two women who were on Walker's staff when he was the Milwaukee County executive were charged Thursday with engaging in political fundraising while working on county time. They are the fourth and fifth people with ties to Walker charged.

One of the women, Kelly Rindfleisch, is accused of emailing Cullen Werwie numerous times on county time while he was campaign manager for Brett Davis, an unsuccessful GOP candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010. Werwie is now Walker's spokesman.

She allegedly asked Werwie to send campaign documents to others because she didn't want her name on it.

Prosecutors said that from February to July, Rindfleisch sent thousands of emails to Werwie as well as Walker campaign staffers. She allegedly was doing it all on a personal laptop connected to a secret computer network set up in the office, according to the complaint.

Rindfleisch was charged Thursday with four felony counts of misconduct in office. She was deputy chief of staff for Walker before he became governor in 2011. She's charged with spending significant time raising funds for Davis.

Werwie was given immunity in the case. He declined comment. His attorney didn't immediately return a call Thursday.

Darlene Wink faces two misdemeanor counts of political solicitation by a public employee. She was Walker's constituent services coordinator.

Wink appeared in Milwaukee County Circuit Court late Thursday afternoon. Wink's admission to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in May 2010 that she was, in part, campaigning on county time allegedly began the secretive John Doe investigation into Walker's employees.

Prosecutors said Wink was organizing political fundraisers and sending Republican Party emails while at work for county taxpayers.

"She had no intent to do anything illegal," said Wink's attorney, Peter Wolff, following her court appearance. "She is adamant that at no time did the governor know what was going on."

But one exchange with former Walker aide Tim Russell detailed in the criminal complaint shows she asked to get a press news release off of her computer, then joked "I just am afraid of going to jail." Russell assured her, "You wouldn't. Not for that," according to the complaint.

"This is eerily reminiscent of what happened 10 years ago when the top legislative leaders in Wisconsin were charged with felony misconduct in public office," said Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin.

Heck explained that there are some differences.

"Ten years ago, there was no interest in arresting lower-level individuals. The interest was much more in finding out where it led, and the trail led to the very top," said Heck. "Whether this is going to lead to the top this time around, I don't think anybody knows."

In court documents there's only one mention of Walker in an email sent to former staffer Russell after Wink resigned from her post. Walker said: "We cannot afford another story like this one ... That means no laptops, no websites, no time away during the work day," according to court documents.

In a letter obtained late Thursday by WisPolitics.com, it is clear the investigation is continuing. An assistant Milwaukee County district attorney explained that Wink was charged with misdemeanors as she has agreed to testify in a further investigation into "destruction of digital evidence," and her actions were "materially less extensive than others working there."

Walker's campaign released a statement Thursday regarding the charges.

"The Milwaukee County Executive's Office expressed policy was that county employees were not permitted to use county time or resources to conduct any political activity. Scott Walker expected everyone to follow the law and made that clear publicly and privately," said Friends of Scott Walker communications director Ciara Matthews in a statement.

State lawmakers are also reacting to the John Doe investigation. Democrats said they're concerned the charges could hurt Wisconsin's political image.

"I don't know to the degree to which the governor is aware of all these things, but it does raise questions," said Democratic Rep. Peter Barca.

Republican Rep. Dan Knodl said he doesn't think there will be fallout for the governor and that Walker will be in "solid shape."

"Anything that comes from the (district attorney) is going to be pursued. I have a feeling that we don't have anything her that's going to rise to a criminal nature," Knodl said. But Knodl added that the charges are a serious matter.

The charges Thursday are the latest filed in connection with a secret probe by the Milwaukee County District Attorney. Three others with ties to Walker were charged earlier this month.