Mail 4.1 fails to import mbox files

I'm trying to move mail from one user account to another (don't ask why). So I went into Mail and did an Archive Mailbox, once for Inbox and once for Sent. So far so good. Two mbox folders were exported, each containing about 100MB of mail. I put them on a share. Then I switched to my other user account and did an Import Mailboxes, and chose the "Files in mbox format" option.
But Mail fails to import them, claiming that "no valid mbox files were found." I've tried every combination of selecting their parent folder and selecting each mbox folder separately and together. Only one level of their contents is visible in the Finder, and Mail can't import directly from them either.
I've also tried importing using the "Apple Mail" option. But that fails also, claiming that my messages were only partially imported and they would appear in a new "Import" mailbox-- which never appeared.
Is this a known issue for anyone else?

Is that the "from" account's /Home/Library/Mail/ folder? That folder should not be empty unless the contents were moved or removed. However, the "to" account's folder may indeed be empty if no account has yet been setup. And, you will need to be started from the FileVault protected account or you'll have no access to any of its content.
If all else fails try copying the /Mail/Mailboxes/ folder (not the individual contents but the entire folder) from the "original" mail account to your Home folder on the computer to which you are trying to import. You can then import directly from the folder.

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