A 39-year outdated man from Somerset, Kentucky, was sentenced to 81 months in federal jail for identification theft and faking his personal loss of life in authorities registry programs.
A press launch from the U.S. Division of Justice (DoJ) informs that Jesse Kipf used stolen credentials to entry the Hawaii Demise Registry System to register himself as a deceased individual.
The explanation behind the intrusion was to keep away from paying little one assist obligations.
“In January 2023, Kipf accessed the Hawaii Death Registry System, using the username and password of a physician living in another state, and created a “case” for his personal loss of life,” reads the U.S. DoJ press launch.
“Kipf then completed a State of Hawaii Death Certificate Worksheet, assigned himself as the medical certifier for the case and certified his death, using the digital signature of the doctor.”
This motion resulted within the man showing as deceased in U.S. authorities databases, successfully nullifying his excellent little one assist obligations, which himself admitted was the principle motive behind the unlawful entry.
Kipf additionally accessed non-public company networks and authorities programs utilizing stolen account credentials after which supplied to promote entry to the networks on darkweb markets.
Moreover, Kipf used a false social safety quantity to use for a credit score or debit account at a monetary establishment.
FBI’s Michael E. Stansbury, who led the investigation, acknowledged that “this defendant who hacked a variety of computer systems and maliciously stole the identity of others for his own personal gain, will now pay the price,” including that “victims of identity theft face lifelong impact and for that reason, the FBI will pursue anyone foolish enough to engage in this cowardly behavior.”
The whole harm from Kipf’s actions, together with unpaid little one assist, are estimated to greater than $195,750.
The person should serve 85% of the jail sentence imposed by U.S. District Choose Robert Wier, which is 69 months (over 5.5 years). After launch, he can be positioned below supervision for 3 years.
