HOUSE SPEAKER Nicholas A. Mattiello's former aide Jeffrey Britt was found not guilty Wednesday of money-laundering charges and violating campaign-finance violations. / AP FILE PHOTO / CHARLES KRUPA
PROVIDENCE – Jeffrey Britt, the former aide to House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, was acquitted Wednesday by R.I. Superior Court Judge Daniel Procaccini of money-laundering charges and allegations of violating campaign-finance laws. The charges were brought forth in an October trial that was tied to Mattiello’s 2016 re-election campaign when Britt worked for the house…