Jesse E. Kipf pleaded guilty to faking his own death to avoid paying over $100,000 in child support. He accessed Hawaii's death registry system and posed as a doctor to certify his own death. AdvertisementA Kentucky man admitted to faking his death partly to avoid paying his ex-wife more than $100,000 in outstanding child support, according to a plea deal filed in federal court late last month. Jesse E. Kipf pleaded guilty on March 29 to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of computer fraud. According to the plea agreement, Kipf admitted to accessing the Hawaii death registry system in January last year, using the name and password of a doctor living in another state without their consent.

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Persons: Jesse E, Kipf, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Hawaii