In the United States, this man officially registered as dead to avoid paying a pension

USA – A macabre ruse that results in a conviction. Jesse Kipf, a resident of Kentucky, was sentenced on Tuesday, August 20th to 81 months, or more than 6 years, in prison after carrying out an incredibly daring computer fraud. In order to no longer pay alimony, he faked his death.

In a statement, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky said Jesse Kipf “ knowingly accessed a computer without permission and then obtained information from a protected computer for his own benefit personally and to encourage identity theft.

The facts date back to January 2023. Using a doctor’s identifiers, the 39-year-old American gained access to the death registration system in the state of Hawaii. As the BBC points out, he then declared his own death, which he certified by stealing the doctor’s digital signature. All this to avoid, as he admitted, alimony of 100,000 dollars (about 90,000 euros). This arrangement allowed him to be registered as dead in several public databases.

Jesse Kipf wanted to sell identifiers on the darknet

That’s not all. Jesse Kipf is also accused of using stolen credentials to infiltrate other death registration systems across the country, as well as private and public networks. He even tried to sell access to these networks to other cybercriminals on the darknet, that internet network where anonymity allows the exchange of sensitive data.

In total, the damage caused by Jesse Kipf exceeds 195,000 dollars (approximately 175,000 euros). This amount includes damage caused by public systems as well as unpaid child support.

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