BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former chief executive of mattress manufacturer Latex International was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison for embezzling about $1.7 million in what prosecutors said was a scheme to pay for “an absurdly extravagant lifestyle.”

Kevin Coleman of Waseca, Minn., was sentenced in federal court in Bridgeport to 70 months in prison. Coleman pleaded guilty to single counts of wire fraud and tax evasion in February.