Dad hacks his way into jail by faking his own death to avoid paying child support

A thrifty dad secured a hefty fine and a long prison sentence for hacking into a database to fake his own death just to evade overdue child support payments.

The man went as far as to fake his own death to get out of a $100,000 child support payment. Now, the price he has to pay is much greater.

Jesse Kipf, 39, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.

In January, Kipf accessed the Hawaii Death Registry System using another person’s credentials in order to create a “case” for his own death, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said.

Kipf then assigned himself as the medical certifier in order to certify his own “death.” He seemingly forged the signature of a doctor and was officially registered as deceased on various government databases.

The hacker admitted that he faked his own death to get out of paying the outstanding child support balance.

Alongside faking his own death, Kipf hacked into various other systems, including businesses, government, and corporate networks, using stolen credentials.

As malicious hackers do, Kipf attempted to sell off access to these networks on the dark web.

Kipf also hacked into a computer and obtained information from the protected device to steal someone’s identity.

“This case is a stark reminder of how damaging criminals with computers can be and how critically important computer and online security is to us all,” said Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

The hacker must serve at least 85% of the prison term, meaning that he could be in prison for over five years for his crimes. Alongside his sentence, Kipf will be on probation for three years after his release and must pay a fine of almost $200,000 in damages.