Man Pretending to Be 'Deceased' to Avoid Paying 150 Million Won in Child Support Ultimately Caught

Unpaid Child Support of Approximately 150 Million Won
Sentenced to 81 Months in Prison by Court

A man in his 30s in the United States was sentenced to a heavy prison term for hacking government systems to forge his own death record in order to avoid paying child support.

On the 21st (local time), NBC reported that a Kentucky court sentenced Jesse Kiph (39), who was charged with computer fraud and identity theft, to 81 months (6 years and 9 months) in prison. NBC also cited the court ruling, stating, "Kiph had unpaid child support exceeding $116,000 (approximately 155 million KRW)."

On the 21st (local time), NBC reported that a man named Jesse Kipp (39), who was charged with computer fraud and identity theft in Kentucky, USA, was sentenced to 81 months (6 years and 9 months) in prison by the court.
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In January last year, Kiph allegedly hacked into the electronic death registration system operated by the Hawaii state government by obtaining the ID and password of a doctor residing in another state. He then manipulated his own death record and forged the doctor's electronic signature to certify his death. As a result of the forged death record, he was registered as deceased in several U.S. government databases.

The prosecution stated that after successfully forging his death record, Kiph did not stop there; he also hacked into computer networks of several state governments and companies, extracted specific identity information with access privileges, and attempted to sell this information to others on the dark web. Eventually caught by the prosecution, he admitted that he forged his death record "to avoid the obligation to pay child support."

The Eastern District Attorney of Kentucky said, "This crime was a cynical and destructive effort based on an unacceptable goal of evading child support obligations," adding, "It also serves as an example of how much damage computer crimes can cause." Under federal law, Kiph must serve 85% of his sentence and will be supervised by probation officers for three years after release.

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