A 39-year outdated man from Somerset, Kentucky, was sentenced to 81 months in federal jail for identification theft and faking his personal dying in authorities registry methods.
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 baby help obligations.
“In January 2023, Kipf accessed the Hawaii Demise Registry System, utilizing the username and password of a doctor residing in one other state, and created a “case” for his personal dying,” reads the U.S. DoJ press launch.
“Kipf then accomplished a State of Hawaii Demise Certificates Worksheet, assigned himself because the medical certifier for the case and authorized his dying, utilizing the digital signature of the physician.”
This motion resulted within the man showing as deceased in U.S. authorities databases, successfully nullifying his excellent baby help obligations, which himself admitted was the primary motive behind the unlawful entry.
Kipf additionally accessed personal company networks and authorities methods utilizing stolen account credentials after which provided 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, said that “this defendant who hacked quite a lot of pc methods and maliciously stole the identification of others for his personal private acquire, will now pay the value,” including that “victims of identification theft face lifelong affect and for that cause, the FBI will pursue anybody silly sufficient to interact on this cowardly habits.”
The overall injury from Kipf’s actions, together with unpaid baby help, are estimated to greater than $195,750.
The person should serve 85% of the jail sentence imposed by U.S. District Decide Robert Wier, which is 69 months (over 5.5 years). After launch, he will likely be positioned below supervision for 3 years.