Kentucky man sentenced to over 6 years in prison for faking death to evade child support obligations.

Jesse Kipf, a Kentucky man, was sentenced to over six years in prison for hacking into state death registry systems to fake his own death in an attempt to avoid paying over $100,000 in child support. He accessed the Hawaii death registry system using stolen information, created a fake death certificate for himself, and sold access to other networks on the dark web. He also had personal identifiable information on his electronic devices that he sold to international buyers. The damage to the state death registry systems cost nearly $80,000 to repair. Kipf must serve 85% of his prison sentence and will be under supervision for three years upon release. He was initially indicted on five counts of computer fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Carlton S. Shier IV called his actions “cynical and destructive” and emphasized the importance of computer and online security. The case serves as a warning to other cyber criminals, highlighting the consequences of such behavior.

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