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. Email to a Friend 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 ...