tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240384.post-1142737019104567852006-03-18T18:54:00.000-08:002006-03-18T18:56:59.123-08:00<div align="justify">In the beyond stupid category....<br /><br />An Iowa woman allegedly faked her death to avoid paying parking tickets.<br /><br />Police say 36-year-old Kimberly Du was caught after she got another ticket a month after her 'death', reports said.Investigators said Du faked her own obituary and forged an afidavit telling a judge she had died in a car accident.<br /><br />In her letter she allegedly included a phony obituary, made to look like a page from The Des Moines Register's website.<br /><br />The case began to unravel when investigators said Du was stopped for another traffic ticket - a month after the obituary was dated.<br /><br />If convicted she'll face up to five years in prison for fraud - instead of the $500 fine she might have been expected to pay for failing to pay her parking tickets. Ananova.com<br /><br />"The state still has to convince a jury of 12, but faking your own death is not a good idea," said Bob Rigg, of the Drake Law Clinic.</div>TRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996336917250487810noreply@blogger.com