And his wife, Evana Roth, called a news conference to say she found emails suggesting the disappearance was a hoax.

WSJ: Fake-Death Plot Arrest

Evana Roth told CNN in August she thought her husband devised the plan after he was fired from his job in July.

CNN: New York man admits faking his death

The day before Raymond Roth was pulled over, his wife, Evana, showed authorities e-mails she had discovered that appeared to detail a plan between him and his son to fake his death.

CNN: New York man admits faking his death