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Alan Sakowitz

Alan Sakowitz

About

By profession Alan Sakowitz is an attorney and real estate developer. By chance he became an author after being the whistleblower in South Florida's largest fraud ever. His goal in writing Miles Away... Worlds Apart was not to write a history book about the over-the-top, opulent lifestyle of fraudster Scott Rothstein, but instead to use that way of life to suggest a better, more meaningful way to live. He wanted to show that other people are important and the choices we make influence others, especially our children.

Sakowitz could not ignore the fact that so many people closed their eyes because the benefits to them were too great to do otherwise or that so many decent people became complicit. To Sakowitz, it seemed the facts of the massive Rothstein Ponzi scheme needed to be presented in a simple way so they could be viewed without the trapping of unreasonable rewards. That way, each person could train himself in advance how he wants to respond before he reaches his next fork in the road.

On a professional level, Alan Sakowitz is president of Pointe Development Company, a real estate development company located in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, where he combines his real estate background and legal training. His company is a recognized leader in joint venturing, and is always open to considering worthwhile projects anywhere in the country from brokers, banks, developers, and principals. Sakowitz has taught courses in law and lectured on a variety of topics, and he is a seasoned negotiator and business consultant.

Sakowitz, a life-long resident of Miami-Dade County, lives with his wife Leah and their five children in the North Miami Beach area, the neighborhood proudly featured in Miles Away . . . Worlds Apart.

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<p>In 1066, the rivalry between two brothers brought England to its knees. When Duke William of Normandy landed at Pevensey on September 28, 1066, no one was there to resist him. King Harold Godwineson was in the north, fighting his brother Tostig and a fierce Viking invasion. How could this have happened? Why would Tostig turn traitor to wreak revenge on his brother?<br />The Sons of Godwine were not always enemies. It took a massive Northumbrian uprising to tear them apart, making Tostig an exile and Harold his sworn enemy. And when 1066 came to an end, all the Godwinesons were dead except one: Wulfnoth, hostage in Normandy. For two generations, Godwine and his sons were a mighty force, but their power faded away as the Anglo-Saxon era came to a close.</p>

Story Behind The Book

In Miles Away . . . Worlds Apart, Alan Sakowitz tells the remarkable story of the biggest financial fraud in South Florida history, from the unique perspective of a whistleblower grounded in an ethical tradition. Sakowitz finds inspiration from his close-knit neighborhood to counteract the toxic environment created by the likes of Scott Rothstein, the criminal perpetrator of a massive Ponzi scheme. Using his legal and business expertise, Sakowitz brings us to the actual scene of the crime and explains what transpired in a clear, penetrating way. He peels back the veneer of this complex fraud so that the reader, whether an experienced businessperson or a layperson, can understand and appreciate its magnitude. With passion and wit, he writes with the perfect combination of sensitivity and a hard-hitting, “calling it like he sees it” attitude. Mr. Sakowitz provides solutions for each ill he uncovers, and transmits the information needed for readers to protect themselves from future frauds, dishonesty, and dead ends. In contrasting the false trappings of happiness and power of Scott Rothstein’s world with the actual strength and love experienced by people who live according to moral standards, Sakowitz provides a set of powerful tools for readers as they face their own personal forks in the road.

Media Links

Miami Herald Fred Grimm 11/5/2019

🔗 http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/11/04/1317134/surprise-from-rothsteins-scheme.html

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Grimm Truth blog 9/23/2010

🔗 http://miamiherald.typepad.com/grimm_truth/2010/09/the-man-who-blew-the-whistle-on-scott-rothstein.html

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Jonathan Rosenblum Article

🔗 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2010/06/30/how-will-we-be-remembered/

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Aish Article

🔗 http://www.aish.com/jw/s/81454877.html

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American Spectator

🔗 http://spectator.org/archives/2010/10/19/crist-crony-booked

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Goodreads blog on politicians

🔗 http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4167192.Alan_Sakowitz/blog/718768-a-joke-that-is-all-to-true-for-election-time-laugh-and-then-vote-wise

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Florida Bar News

🔗 http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/e522ae692be4e389852577d2006b2a9b!OpenDocument

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Axiom Business Book Award and Featured on True Crime

🔗 http://www.einnews.com/pr-news/379087-miles-away-worlds-apart-author-featured-on-investigation-discovery-s-newest-crime-series-

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Reviews

<h3 class="productDescriptionSource"><em><em>&quot;Alan Sakowitz smelled a rat and kept his eyes on the rat while other investors focused on the cheese.&quot;</em><br /><em><br />Kendall Coffey, Esq.<br />Former United States Attorney<br />Southern District of Florida</em><br /><br /><br /><em></em><em>The Miami Herald</em><em> <br />November 5, 2009<br /><br />&quot;... Sakowitz recognized fundamental flaws that should have been obvious to the lawyers, investors and politicians hovering around Rothstein. But they were in the same fix as the fellow in the old Woody Allen joke whose brother thought he was a chicken. He knew his brother was insane but he needed the eggs.&quot;</em><br /><em><br />Fred Grimm, featured columnist<br />The Miami Herald</em><br /><br /><em></em><br /><span><br />&quot;Alan Sakowitz, a whistleblower of a Madoff-like Ponzi scheme, orchestrated by Florida attorney Scott Rothstein, juxtaposes Rothstein's disregard for others to the countless, unsung acts of  kindness of the members of his North Miami Beach community.  Sakowitz highlights the responsibility we have to be role models for our children and how that responsibility has a powerful effect on our own behavior. I could not put this book down!&quot;</span><br /><em><br />Jonathan Rosenblum<br />Author and featured columnist<br />The Jerusalem Post</em> </em></h3>