R.I. political operative Jeff Britt cleared of charges in money laundering trial
By Edward Fitzpatrick and Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 10:58 a.m.
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Jeffrey T. Britt listens to Wednesday's verdict via video conference from his Florida location. A state Superior Court judge cleared the political operative of money laundering in a trial stemming from House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello's 2016 campaign.David DelPoio/The Providence Journal (Pool) (Custom credit)/David DelPoio
WARWICK, R.I. â A state judge on Wednesday cleared political operative Jeffrey T. Britt of all wrongdoing stemming from House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattielloâs 2016 re-election campaign, dismissing a felony money laundering charge and finding him not guilty of a misdemeanor campaign finance violation.