Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Faking Death to Dodge Child Support

Jesse E. Kipf used a doctor's credentials to falsely declare himself deceased, avoiding over $100,000 in payments.

Jesse E. Kipf, a Kentucky man, pleaded guilty to faking his own death to avoid paying over $100,000 in child support.
Kipf used the credentials of a doctor to access and manipulate the Hawaii death registry system, falsely certifying his own death.
The scheme led to Kipf being listed as deceased in many government databases, impacting child support obligations and causing significant financial damage.
Kipf also hacked into private, governmental, and corporate networks, selling access online and causing estimated damages exceeding $195,000.
Sentencing for Kipf is scheduled for April 12, with a maximum of seven years in prison and up to $500,000 in fines.