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Former Mail Carrier Sentenced for Theft and PPP Fraud
A former U.S. Postal Service employee has pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. Government treasury checks from recipients on his delivery route and fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.
According to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, Vershun Weaver worked as a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service. In July 2023, a postal employee found Weaver’s wallet and turned it in to a supervisor, revealing two U.S. treasury checks addressed to customers on Weaver’s delivery route. One check was for approximately $2,500, and the other was for $1,500.
During a subsequent investigation, federal agents located several additional pieces of mail addressed to other victims on Weaver’s delivery route. Agents also discovered that Weaver had fraudulently obtained a PPP loan. To support his application for the loan, Weaver submitted a fake income tax document that he knew had not been filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Weaver spent the proceeds of his PPP fraud on clothes and other personal items that were prohibited under the terms of the pandemic relief loan.
Vershun Weaver, 33, of Atlanta, Ga., pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with making a false statement to the Small Business Administration and two counts of theft of mail by a Postal Service employee. Sentencing is scheduled for February 9, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson.
This case sends a strong message to any U.S. Postal Service employee who decides to violate the public’s trust in this manner, said Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Ulrich of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General with valuable assistance from the Small Business Administration is handling the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dwayne A. Brown, Jr. is prosecuting the case.
Vershun Weaver’s crimes have undermined the work of honest public servants and undermined the public’s trust in the U.S. Postal Service. He will be held accountable for his actions.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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