take for instance raymond roth and here is the deal with him. jonathan called 911 to say that my dad swam into the ocean and never came back. full search ensues and the rescue operation and they turn nothing. the search continues for i das, nothing. raymond roth, gonzo, and then all of the sudden, not so much. he turns up alive in florida. his brother actuall called the police to say that my brother is at my time share in florida. so now raymond roth and his son jonathan are charged with insurance fraud. yes. conspiracy and filing a false report. joey jackson is back with us as the defense attorney for the son in this case, jonathan. so what we are h have to frame my questions accordingly. >> not guilty. >> dude, you are good. here is the deal. this is not a happy family, because both of of the guys are doing what we like to do is this, the defense is this guy to blame and this guy is to blame and the father and the son are blaming each other in this, and what are they saying? >> well, i can tell you what my client is talking about and what i am

. >> evana roth is speaking out about her husband of 14 years, 47-year-old raymond roth, who, until daysthought had been dead for a week. it saturdayed last saturday, when roth's son reported him missing from this beach. when only his shoes, keys, cell phone and wallet were found onshore, an intense search was launched. when he was nowhere to be found, evana said she planned a week planning his funeral. until she found these e-mails, details what she says is a plot between father and son to fake his death. >> it was a shock. wednesday through e-mails and ended up finding that. >> reporter: according to her attorney, as far back as january, raymond roth began his plans to get away. plans which, evana now says, clearly didn't include her. >> he made a will on wednesday. he emptied out my account friday, saturday morning. up to the time when supposedly, we think this poor man is drowning in the water. >> reporter: in one potentially damning e-mails dated friday morning, the day before roth was reported missing he writes, quote, there needs to be a way for me to find out how things are going

jackson is the attorney for raymond roth's son jonathan. son reports his father missing off jones beach. they end up finding the father's wallet and his phone on the beach but there is no license in the wallet and the date is taken from the phone. -- data taken from the phone. what does that tell you? >> he needs his license so he can drive. had the wife not discovered the e-mails he may have possibly gotten away with this. >> judge jeanine: and not only does she discover the e-mails but i was reading that the guy is at h his time share in florida. how stupid is that? the guy supposedly drowns. >> no one ever said that criminals were smart. >> judge jeanine: joey, you represent the son? what is the defense? >> this father is a pathological son. that son would have done anything that his father told h him to do based on the pattern. we will talk about and you will be hearing about when was a child what he endured. you will be hearing about coercion and ma nip lakes. and his defense is how dare what he did. now, first he is mentally ill to ma

but days later, raymond roth was found alive, speeding down a highway. icion grew when roth's wife, ivana, found e-mails that said father and son were in cahoots. like this one, call me sunday night at 8:00 p.m. at the resort. authorities say while the rescue operation was under way at the beach, raymond was driving down to this resort in florida. >> it's anger. sadness. >> reporter: evana has taken out a protective order against her estranged husband, fearing for her safety. and jonathan said he's afraid his father's going to kill him. but raymond roth's attorney said his client isn't out to harm anyone. that he simply needed to get away, after losing his job and dealing with marital and financial stress. >> it prompted him to act in a way that anyone would consider irrational. >> reporter: raymond roth is in the hospital for manic depressive order. >> linsey, thanks. >>> let's bring in "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams. if all of this is true, what exactly is the crime? >> it's not a crime to not be particularly bright. driving 90 miles per hour, when you

. >>> police say raymond roth and his son concocted the theme.is threatening to kill him. >> reporter: the son is not the only person afraid of raymond roth. the wife's lawyer says she'll be filing for a restraining order today after exposing the plan at a bizarre press conference on friday. police and rescuers spent hours and thousands of dollars searching for raymond roth on this long island beach. five days later, police found him alive, speeding down a south carolina highway. his wife is accusing him of faking his death and asking a court to protect her there her husband. >> our goal is to get her an order of protection, make sure she's not in imminent danger. >> reporter: it started when raymond's son, jonathan, reported him missing. but his wife got us is suspicious after reading e-mails. he allegedly wrote, there needs to be way for me to find out how things are going. call me sunday night at 8:00 p.m. at the resort. that resort was apparently in orlando, where she says he was hiding out. the e-mail sent to jonathan, along with others, pro

raymond roth had claimed that his dad disappeared from the beach. but days later ross got a speeding ticket in south carolina and his wife found e-mails documenting conversations with his son about faking his own death. where is he now his wife ivana said she was olivious and has poke to him once. acknowledging she was going to tell reporters about his attempts to fake the death. ivana what is going o. you have a press conference. be nice almost 15 years together. last time anyone reported seeing him was a cop saw him zooming down the highway in south carolina. he was in a missing person's registry. he was not any charges. >> i had no knowledge at all that he would do this. he got fired from his employer on the 20th. he told me to put the house up for sale. he gave away all of his suits. i told him life goes on and we'll get your resume out there and you can start over and he was in a whirl wind. >> her husband tripled the life insurance policy and revised his will recently. roth talked about his keys, wallet and shoes and suspicious e-mails between

at a news conference, mentioned the things raymond roth left behind, keys, wallet, shoes, and some suspicious e-mails between roth and their 22-year-old son, jonathan, referring to a possible plot. one e-mail in particular telling jonathan to call roth from a pay phone or a friend's phone to update him on how things were developing in new york. >> i feel like a sadness that he put a lot of people in danger to look for him. i was planning a funeral for him. i lost my husband. all in a matter of hours. then to find out he's alive, it's anger. it's sadness. the public that went out to try to save a man that was not there, and vacationing in florida. >> the district attorney gave us a statement. the d.a.'s office is collaborating with police investigating this matter. the investigation is ongoing and no decision has been made as to whether criminal charges will be filed. police say roth said he plans to return to new york, but he hasn't shown. his son's whereabouts are unknown. back to you. >> arthel: can't imagine what that lady is going through. anna, thank you. >> rick: a vicious scam hitting

now raymond roth went and called his wife, now he's back in jail. seems like a very nice family, jenna. we'll continue to follow the developments and keep you posted. jenna: is there a hint of sarcasm in there. >> reporter: just a little. jenna: nice families can have problems. >> reporter: true, sorry to judge. jenna: i think it's okay in this instance that is for sure, rick, thank you. jon: ever since governor romney tapped congressman ryan to be his vice presidental pick there has been a whole lot of focus on congressman ryan's medicare plan. the issue coming up today at a rally at walsh university in north canton, ohio, take a listen. >> this election presents so many clear contrasts, one of those contrasts is this. mitt romney and i will protect and strengthen medicare, leave it intact for our current seniors and save it for the next generation. [applause] jon: there you hear congressman ryan talking about his position on medicare. it's become a flash point in the campaign already and is sparking democratic attack ads. but that could only be th

raymond roth is set to face fraud and conspiracy charges.ted missing by his son. cops say the 47-year-old then fled to florida and was later seen in south carolina. his son is now out on bail. there he is, while facing charges he helped his dad with this alleged scheme. >> gretchen: another high end ride gone in 60 seconds. this time an off-duty corrections officer left his keys inside his merchandise ratty. when he came out, two men sped off. two days earlier, another man were duped by two men who asked to take a picture by his merchandise ratty. >> eric: congress could soon be making history, but for all the wrong reasons. current members are on track to become the least productive group since 1947 out of more than 3,000 bills that were introduced to the lawmakers this year, only 61 have become law. right now the 112 congress remains hopelessly divided on the bush tax cuts and budget. congress also hit historically low approval ratings this week at 10%. gretch? >> gretchen: this big dog has a sneaky thief on his hands. take a look. >> gret

insurance and revised his wife according to his wife evana, and she mentioned the things that raymond rotht behind as clues, keys, wallet, suspicious e-mails between roth and her 22-year-old son jonathan referring to a plot. and telling him to call from a pay phone or friend's phone to update him how things were developing in new york. >> i feel like a sadness that he put a lot of people in danger to look for him and thought he drown. i was planning a funeral for him. it was my husband. all in a matter of hours, and then to find out he's alive, it's anger, it's sadness, that the public has went out to try to save a man that was not there and vacationing in florida f florida. the nassau county office gave us a statement. the investigation is ongoing and no decision has been made as to whether criminal charges have been filed. and police say roth says he plans to return to new but he h yet. his whereabouts are still unknown as well as his son's. back to you. >> arthel: got to communicate with your wife. that's just a bad-- the poor wife. thank you, anna koiiman. >> rick: gm unveiling its new

. >>> and finally this guy, raymond roth, was pulled over for speeding in florida last week.why is this news. well, everyone thought the 47-year-old was dead. drowned in long island beach. but allegedly he faked his own death before cleaning out his wife's bank account and driving hundreds of miles south. >>> in afghanistan, teachers have been injured and even killed just for helping young girls learn to read and write. a cnn hero says she is not afraid. she's founded a girls school in afghanistan. find out why 9/11 was her inspiration. her story next. >>> to syria now. look at what it feels and sounds like to be in the middle of a city under fire. [ explosion ] [ speaking native language ] >> you're looking at shattered streets in syria's largest city of aleppo. rebels say government artillery and warplanes have been pounding them for hours. they are bracing for a showdown with the regime. all this as secretary of state hillary clinton now plans to head to neighboring turkey within days because of the worsening crisis. so let's bring in cnn's muhammad jamjun. good morning. t

in the week before 47-year-old raymond roth went to jones beach off long island, he -- one, he increasedsurance pretty dramatically, he changed his wife from being the executor of his will, and he got fired from his job. so he goes to jones beach with his 22-year-old stepson. a few hours later the son calls 911, he says my dad went into the water, he did not come out. the son also calls the stepmom and says i think dad just drowned. the wife starts preparing for his funeral, right? he's declared missing, but he's not dead. he's near disney in florida. even e-mailing his son, filling in the details of his plan. but guess what? then the wife finds all of the e-mails. listen. >> so i immediately called his family, they came over, i showed the e-mails to him. i proceeded to call the police with his brother, and we informed them that he is alive, and the shock started at that moment that he is alive. >> reporter: on top of that, now she thinks the husband is crazy and that he's trying to kill her, so she gets a restraining order against him. the stepson swears he was not in cahoots with the d