- 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.
- Kipf also admitted to hacking into private networks to sell access online.
A 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.