Bank Robbery Strikes Omaha – $4,017 Stolen
An audacious bank robbery was carried out in Omaha on July 15, 2019. The suspect, Michael G. Hymes, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, dressed as a female wearing a long-haired wig, flip-flops, and carrying a purse, entered the Creighton Federal Credit Union. He verbally demanded money from the teller and claimed he had a bomb, but none was shown.
Hymes was able to leave the bank with $4,017.00. After the robbery, a car was tracked and followed into Council Bluffs, Iowa. Approximately a half hour after the robbery, officers found the vehicle, and Hymes’s disguise was found inside.
Hymes, who has two prior convictions for bank robbery, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. He was also ordered to pay $2,950 in restitution for money not recovered.
Following his release from the Bureau of Prisons, Hymes will serve a three-year term of supervised release. It is worth noting that there is no parole in the federal prison system.
This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Great Plains Violent Crime Task Force, comprised of FBI agents, Omaha Police Department detectives, Nebraska State Patrol Investigators, and Papillion Police Department Detectives.
Michael G. Hymes, Bank Robbery, Nebraska 2019
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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