Former Atlanta postal worker pleads guilty to stealing Treasury checks and falsifying federal pandemic loan paperwork

Case centers on theft from customers’ mail and a separate COVID-era business loan fraud

A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Atlanta has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing U.S. Treasury checks from the mail and to submitting false information tied to a federal pandemic-era relief loan.

Vershun Weaver, 33, of Atlanta, entered guilty pleas to a criminal information charging one count of making a false statement to the Small Business Administration and two counts of theft of mail by a Postal Service employee. The plea was announced on November 5, 2025, in the Northern District of Georgia.

How investigators say the alleged mail theft surfaced

Federal authorities said the investigation began after a co-worker borrowed Weaver’s postal delivery truck in July 2023 and found Weaver’s wallet inside. When the wallet was turned over to a supervisor, two U.S. Treasury checks addressed to customers on Weaver’s delivery route were found inside, prompting a federal inquiry.

Investigators later reported finding additional stolen mail and checks in the postal vehicle and in Weaver’s personal car. The stolen items included government checks intended for recipients on the route Weaver served while employed as a carrier.

Separate charge tied to Paycheck Protection Program documentation

In addition to the mail-theft counts, prosecutors said Weaver fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan by submitting an income tax document that he knew had not been filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Authorities said the loan proceeds were spent on personal expenses rather than for eligible business purposes required under the program.

• Guilty pleas: two counts of theft of mail by a postal employee; one count of making a false statement to the SBA
• Alleged stolen items: U.S. Treasury checks and other mail pieces from customers on the carrier’s route
• Alleged PPP conduct: submission of a false tax document connected to a pandemic-relief loan

What comes next

Sentencing in the case was scheduled for February 9, 2026, in federal court. Prosecutors stated that Weaver faces a potential prison sentence of up to 12 years.

The prosecution described the case as involving the misuse of a public-trust position that depends on reliable handling and delivery of mail.

The investigation involved federal postal law enforcement authorities responsible for examining allegations of wrongdoing connected to the U.S. mail system and postal employees.