Rhode Island man accused of mail ballot fraud takes plea agreement

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — One of the three men accused of voting more than once in the 2020 election has accepted a plea agreement.

Robert Nickerson, 80, pleaded nolo contendre to two counts of mail ballot fraud Monday.

Nickerson received a three-year deferred sentence and was ordered to pay a $500 fine.

Nickerson was accused of voting once in Portsmouth and once in Florida in the 2020 election.

Two other men who were accused of voting twice in the election had their cases continued until June.