I can't delete mailbox "On My Mac"

I have checked my Mail/V2/Account folders and I have all permissions. I have deleted the account the mailboxes were linked to. However, Mail will not let me delete these mailboxes. Everytime I choose "Delete Mailbox" it makes a sound (the no new mail sound) and the mailbox is still there.
It is important for to delete these mailboxes as I have recently quit my job and neep to clean my computer of sensative information.

Not sure if you ever solved this but I stumbled upon your question after spending hours trying to do this myself.
I followed all sorts of advice - finding the mail folder, moving the mailboxes etc etc... But every time I re-opened mail they were still there and the files I'd moved were back where they started!
Anyway - turns out is really simple.....
Open Mail
Open Preferences (in the Mail menu)
Select the Accounts tab
Highlhight the account you want to delete
Find the + and - buttons to the bottom left of the window
Select the - button and volia! Pesky mailbox that has wasted far too much of my life already, is now gone!
Hope this stops you or someone else from wasting any more of your life on what's actually a really simple thing!

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