A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, Vershun Weaver, has pleaded guilty to charges of stealing government treasury checks from recipients on his delivery route and fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Weaver abused his position and undermined the work of honest public servants,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Citizens should have absolute confidence that their mail is being handled, and delivered, by carriers of impeccable integrity. We will continue to work with our federal partners to root out and hold accountable government employees who compromise their integrity and violate the public’s trust.”
Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Ulrich of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General stated, “This case sends a strong message to any U.S. Postal Service employee who decides to violate the public’s trust in this manner. Our special agents, along with our law enforcement partners, will aggressively investigate these federal crimes to protect the sanctity of the U.S. Mail and maintain the public’s trust.”
According to information presented in court, Weaver was working as a mail carrier in 2023 when another postal employee found his wallet inside a delivery truck and turned it over to a supervisor. The supervisor discovered two treasury checks addressed to customers on Weaver’s route—one for about $2,500 and another for $1,500—inside the wallet.
Further investigation led federal agents to find more pieces of mail addressed to other victims from Weaver's delivery route in his personal vehicle. Agents also determined that Weaver had fraudulently secured a PPP loan by submitting a false income tax document that had not been filed with the IRS. He used proceeds from this fraudulent loan on clothing and other personal items not permitted under program guidelines.
Weaver, 33, from Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the Small Business Administration and two counts of theft of mail by a Postal Service employee. Sentencing is set for February 9, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General with assistance from the Small Business Administration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Dwayne A. Brown, Jr., is prosecuting the case.
The Department of Justice created the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force in May 2021 to coordinate efforts across agencies in addressing pandemic-related fraud cases such as this one (https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus).
Individuals can report suspected COVID-19 related fraud by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or using their online complaint form (https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form).
For additional information about this case or other matters handled by the office, contact details are available at http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.
