Man certifies his own (fake) death after hacking into registry system using stolen identity

A 39-year-old man, Jesse Kipf, was sentenced to 81 months in prison after using stolen credentials (including a doctor's) to access state death registries and certify his own death to evade over $116,000 in child support; he admitted to infiltrating multiple government and corporate systems, selling access on dark web forums, pleaded guilty to computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, and caused approximately $195,758.65 in damages.