New York ( CNN ) -- A New York man who was accused of faking his death last summer pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Thursday , Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced . Raymond Roth , 48 , of Massapequa , New York , was first reported missing in the waters off Jones Beach late last July by his 22-year-old son , Jonathan Roth . Several days into an extensive search involving multiple agencies , New York State Park Police said , authorities learned the missing man was in South Carolina , where he had been pulled over for speeding . 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 . Raymond Roth wanted his wife and son to collect at least $ 410,000 in life insurance benefits while he started a new life in Florida , Rice said . State police arrested both men in early August on charges of insurance fraud , conspiracy and filing a false report . Raymond Roth on Thursday agreed to plead guilty to the conspiracy charge in exchange for a sentence of 90 days in jail and five years ' probation , the district attorney 's office said . He also must pay restitution for the cost of the search -- $ 27,445 to the U.S. Coast Guard and $ 9,109 to the Nassau County Police Department . Evana Roth told CNN in August she thought her husband devised the plan after he was fired from his job in July . Her attorney , Lenard Leeds , said she had been unaware of the ruse before she uncovered the e-mail correspondence . `` There needs to be a way for me to find out how things are going . Call me Sunday night at 8 PM at the resort , '' Raymond Roth wrote in an e-mail to his son the day before the son reported him missing . The son 's case is still pending , the district attorney said . Jonathan Roth 's attorney , Joey Jackson , defended his client after his arrest , saying , `` There was abuse here , manipulation here , coercion here '' from the father . Raymond Roth 's attorney , Brian Davis , denied in August that Roth had involved his son in the scheme . `` We had issues concerning the facts people had whether ( Roth ) had an agreement with his son , '' Davis told CNN on Thursday . `` He 's admitted it now . He 's accepted responsibility . '' Davis added that his client has been under treatment for bipolar disorder in recent weeks . During plea negotiations , Raymond Roth asked the district attorney 's office not to give his son jail time , Davis said . On the advice of both their attorneys , father and son have not been in contact since their arrests , Davis said . `` He would like to straighten things out with ( Jonathan ) when the time comes , '' he said . Read the latest news on CNN.com . CNN 's Jim Kavanagh contributed to this report .
Michael Roth gets 30 days , probation for conspiracy charge . Roth was subject of several days ' intense search in waters off Long Island . Ruse was uncovered when he was pulled over in South Carolina . Case still pending against son , who reported him missing .