DANBURY, Conn. — The founder of America's leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military has died in prison while serving a 17-year sentence for running a stock fraud. David Brooks was 61.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirmed Brooks died Thursday at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn. For privacy reasons, prison officials said they can't give details.

Brooks, the founder of DHB Industries of Pompano Beach, Fla., was convicted in 2010 of securities fraud and conspiracy for masterminding a $185 million stock swindle and using the proceeds to pay for luxuries.