FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — An unemployed New York man suspected of faking his own death by drowning in a scheme to collect on a life insurance policy is in a hospital for psychiatric treatment, his attorney said Wednesday.
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Roth set off a costly search and rescue effort after he was reported missing by his son on July 28 at Jones Beach. Twenty-two-year-old Jonathan Roth initially told authorities he last saw his father swimming in the ocean, but has since been arrested and admitted it never happened that way, according to court documents.
Davis said he expected the elder Roth would face criminal charges once he is released from the hospital. He said Raymond Roth was depressed and under medication and would be released "when doctors determine he is no longer a danger to himself."
