Michel Hernandez and Osniel Reybel Arriola Pacheco {BSO}
Two Miami Gardens men are accused in a Coconut Creek Walmart theft involving fake receipts allegedly created using Google Gemini.
According to a Coconut Creek Police Department arrest report, Osniel Reybel Arriola Pacheco, 26, and Michel Hernandez, 46, were identified in an arrest affidavit detailing the October 18 incident at Walmart at 5571 West Hillsboro Boulevard.
According to the report, officers responded to a retail theft in progress involving two people using fraudulent Walmart receipts. An officer reviewing live surveillance reported seeing Arriola Pacheco and Hernandez working together to obtain merchandise.
Police said Hernandez collected two coffee makers, placed them in a shopping cart, and transferred the merchandise to Arriola Pacheco. Arriola Pacheco then carried the coffee makers and a laptop computer, valued at approximately $1,297 combined, beyond all points of sale and toward the exit without paying.
Hernandez allegedly left the store approximately one minute before Arriola Pacheco and walked toward a vehicle the two men were using.
According to the affidavit, when two uniformed officers approached Arriola Pacheco outside the store, he ran and ignored an officer’s command to stop. An officer caught up with him, grabbed him around the torso, and used a leg sweep to bring him to the ground.
During a search following the arrest, an officer reported finding two clear plastic baggies inside a white paper key bag in Arriola Pacheco’s left pocket. The baggies contained approximately 2.6 grams of a crystal-like substance that field-tested positive for fentanyl, according to police.
After being detained, Arriola Pacheco agreed to speak with officers and admitted he intended to steal the merchandise, the affidavit states.
Police said he also explained that he used Google Gemini to create fictitious Walmart receipts, directing the artificial intelligence application to generate or modify transaction information to make unpaid merchandise appear legitimately purchased.
According to the affidavit, Arriola Pacheco voluntarily showed officers the application on his cellphone. An officer reported seeing multiple prompts about creating and modifying Walmart receipts, including one dated October 18.
Both Arriola Pacheco and Hernandez were arrested and transported to the Broward County Main Jail.
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