A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, Vershun Weaver, has admitted to stealing U.S. Treasury checks from recipients along 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 added, “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 court information provided by U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, Weaver was employed as a mail carrier in 2023 when another postal worker discovered two Treasury checks addressed to customers on Weaver's route inside his wallet after borrowing his delivery truck in July 2023. The checks were valued at approximately $2,500 and $1,500.
Further investigation revealed that Weaver had additional pieces of mail belonging to other individuals on his route stored in his personal vehicle. Authorities also found that he obtained a PPP loan by submitting a false income tax document not filed with the Internal Revenue Service, then used those funds for personal purchases such as clothing—expenditures not permitted under PPP rules.
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. His sentencing is scheduled 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 support from the Small Business Administration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Dwayne A. Brown, Jr., is prosecuting the case.
In May 2021, the Department of Justice created the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to coordinate efforts across agencies against pandemic-related fraud schemes and support prosecution efforts against major offenders (https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus).
Reports about attempted COVID-19 related fraud can be submitted through the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via its web complaint form (https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form).
For more information about this case or others handled by this office: http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga