August 21, 2024 at 03:32PM
39-year-old Jesse Kipf from Kentucky received an 81-month prison sentence for various offenses, including cyber intrusion into a government death registry system to fake his own death and committing computer fraud and identity theft. He attempted to avoid paying $116,000 in child support and also infiltrated business and government networks, selling access on Dark Web forums.
The meeting notes detail the sentencing of a 39-year-old man, Jesse Kipf, in Kentucky to 81 months in prison. Kipf was convicted of cyber intrusion into a government death registry system in an attempt to fake his own death, along with other computer fraud and identity theft-related offenses. The motive behind these actions was his attempt to evade paying approximately $116,000 in back child support for his daughter and her mother. Kipf not only committed computer fraud to avoid his child support obligations but also gained unauthorized access to various business, private, and government networks, subsequently selling the obtained access on Dark Web forums. His scheme involved using stolen credentials to log into the Hawaii Death Registry System and create a fake death certificate for himself, resulting in him being listed as deceased in numerous government databases.
Following Kipf’s sentencing, Carlton S. Shier, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, emphasized the destructive nature of Kipf’s actions and highlighted the importance of computer and online security. Shier also mentioned that the case should serve as a warning to other cyber criminals.