MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- An unemployed Long Island man suspected of faking his own drowning at Jones Beach to collect on life insurance has been re-arrested and will be freed on bail again.
Raymond Roth pleaded not guilty to the latest charges Thursday.
Nassau County prosecutors say Roth called his estranged wife Wednesday night.
His lawyer says Roth didn't understand an order of protection and had recently tried to commit suicide.
He was arrested earlier Wednesday on charges including conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $100,000 bail.
His son Jonathan, who told police his father drowned, faces the same charges.
After he vanished, authorities conducted an extensive search for days. Roth was reported to be in Florida. On Aug. 2, he got a speeding ticket in Santee, S.C.
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An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello's family followed the pastor Wednesday as he led her white cloth-draped coffin to the altar at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
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Authorities say one person is dead and another was injured when the vehicle they were in ran off the road and crashed into Huntington harbor on Long Island Saturday evening.
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A proposal to build a major Long Island casino with video slot machines is part of closed-door negotiations to expand casino gambling in New York.
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