LONDON, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — A Kentucky man was sentenced to 81 months in prison on Monday after hacking the Hawaii death registry systems to fake his death.
According to the Department of Justice, Jesse Kipf, 39, accessed a computer without permission and obtained information from a protected computer so that he could fake his death.
In his plea agreement, Kipf accessed the Hawaii Death Registry System and used the username and password of an out-of-state physician to create a case for his death by using the doctor’s digital signature. Kipf then filled out a death certificate worksheet and assigned himself as the medical certifier for the case.
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The DOJ said Kipf admitted he faked his death, at least in part, to avoid paying his child support obligations.
Aside from faking his death, Kipf also hacked other state death registry systems, private business networks, and government and corporate networks by using credentials he stole from other people.