A guy from southern Kentucky was sentenced for his admission that he staged his death in order to evade paying child support.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that Jesse Kipf received a sentence of 81 months, or roughly six and a half years, on Monday. In April, Kipf entered a guilty plea to charges of aggravated identity theft and computer fraud.
In 2023, Kipf generated a fictitious death certificate for himself by using a computer to access Hawaii’s death registry system. According to his plea agreement, he took this action to avoid having to pay over $100,000 in child support fees. Kipf stole credentials from other government and corporate networks by hacking them as well.
Approximately $200,000 was lost due to his failure to pay child support obligations and the harm he caused to corporate and governmental computer systems.
“This plan was a callous and damaging endeavor, partly motivated by the reprehensible objective of circumventing his child support duties,” stated Carlton S. Shier, IV, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. This case serves as a sobering reminder of the harm that computer-related criminals can cause as well as the vital importance of internet and computer security for all of us. Fortunately, this case will serve as a lesson to future cybercriminals and he will face the repercussions of his dishonorable actions thanks to the outstanding work of our law enforcement partners.
Due to his plea agreement, Kipf was able to have many of the numerous charges of computer fraud and identity theft against him dropped.
Kipf is required to spend 85% of his prison sentence as per federal law.
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