United States v. Anthony Virdure II — U.S. District Court, E.D. Mo.

Case summary

Anthony Virdure II pleaded guilty on July 30, 2025 to counts 1 and 4 of a four-count indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, No. 4:24-CR-00505-JAR(1), and was adjudicated guilty of theft of mail under 18 U.S.C. § 1708 and wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. The indictment states that Virdure was a United States Postal Service mail handler assigned to the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center, and that count 4 rests on an April 6, 2021 Paycheck Protection Program loan application in his name, SBA loan number 8866728710, submitted to obtain $20,832.00 from Capital Plus Financial. On November 3, 2025 the court imposed 18 months on each count concurrently, three years of supervised release, a $200.00 assessment and $20,832.00 restitution, and dismissed counts 2 and 3.

Case at a glance

What was Virdure sentenced to?

Eighteen months on each of counts one and four, served concurrently, and running consecutively to any sentence imposed in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, under docket 25SL-CR00977-01, followed by three years of supervised release on each count, concurrent.

What is the wire fraud count?

A loan application dated April 6, 2021 in Anthony Virdure's name, SBA loan number 8866728710, submitted to obtain funds from Capital Plus Financial, in the amount of $20,832.00.

What was the mail theft?

The indictment charges three letters enclosing checks taken from the U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center at 1720 Market Street, St. Louis, on November 15, 2023, November 17, 2023 and April 11, 2024. It states Virdure's fingerprints were recovered from numerous checks found at three search locations.