Dad fakes death by hacking into database to avoid paying child support

Jesse Kipf pleaded guilty to a count of computer fraud and a count of aggravated identity theft and has been sentenced to 81 months in prison (Picture: Grayson County Detention Center)

A father hacked into a state database and faked his own death in an attempt to avoid paying over $100,000 in child support.

Jesse Kipf, 39, accessed the Hawaii Death Registry System using the username and password of a doctor in another state and started a ‘case’ for his death, according to the US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky.