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08/21/2026

Judge sentences Omaha man convicted of armed bank robbery that he used ChatGPT to help plan

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OMAHA, Neb. —

The man convicted of using ChatGPT to plan an armed bank robbery in Omaha was sentenced to prison.

According to the Department of Justice, Deron Lewis-Payne, 23, went into the i3 Bank near 156th and Spaulding streets, pointed a handgun at the tellers, and told them he would kill them if they didn't follow his instructions.

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