A Kentucky man who faked his own death to avoid paying child support was sentenced to more than six years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to computer fraud and identity theft.

Jesse Kipf, 39, from Somerset, was sentenced to 81 months on Monday in federal court for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said in a news release .

At the time of his arrest, Kipf owed his ex-wife more than $116,000 in child support, according to a March plea agreement. He also agreed to pay a total of nearly $80,000 in restitution to the Hawaii Department of Health and two private businesses.