Mail will not let me delete old messages

I am unable to delete or move messages using iMail. They simply come back after I try to delete them. They delete on the iPhone but not the Mac

Hello hawghead,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
I found another user that posted the same question previously, and marked a reply as to solving the issue:
Mail: Unable to delete an email: Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1469975
Take care,
Alex H.

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