(Providence, RI) -- The new chief of staff for Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee had involvement in the infamous 38 Studios debacle. Antonio Afonso was a lawyer who advised the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation on its $75million loan to former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company in 2010. Bankruptcy was declared by 38 Studios two years later. Afonso and his law firm paid a four-million-dollar settlement to the state of Rhode Island. McKee defended Afonso at a press conference on Tuesday and said he has already been a valuable part of his administration as the deputy chief of staff.
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