Don't Step on the Ants

By Al Christiano

This is the story of a young, progressive, dedicated health care administrator who loses faith in God after he is found guilty of a crime he did not commit. What happens to him after his life is shattered by an over-zealous, ladder-climbing prosecutor? Why did God put him through the ordeal and what was His purpose?

He soon finds out that he is destined for a new life mixed with happiness, sadness, and the re-discovery of his faith in God when he becomes the father of triplet babies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 14, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452098425

Al Christiano

Al Christiano entered the health care profession in 1967 and left the profession in 1979. During those eleven short years helped build, staff and operate two large nursing homes and three assisted living facilities as an owner and an administrator. He held several local, state and national positions in related associations including President of the New York State Nursing Home Association, and President of the New York State Chapter of the American College of Nursing Home Administrators. On a national level he met with members of Congress and the Senate securing support for matters relative to the elderly, patient care, and their rights. All of his efforts though were over-shadowed by an over zealous prosecutor, and a wrongful conviction for medicaid fraud by an unscrupulous jury.

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First published by AuthorHouse 12/7/2010

ISBN: 978-1-4520-9842-5 (e)

ISBN: 978-1-4520-9841-8 (sc)

Printed in the United States of America

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This book is dedicated to my family, friends,

and all those who supported me during a very trying time.

The story I am about to tell you is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

INTRODUCTION

Why do things happen the way they do? Why would God allow us to lose total faith in Him? Does He really have us suffer, only to be reborn with another purpose in life? This is the true story about a man, me, who had reached his goals in life and had succeeded in his chosen profession; a profession God had directed him to, only to have it all taken away in the blink of an eye.

Why would He let that happen? As you read this story, you will see that a person can lose complete faith in every facet of his life and be totally unaware that God has another purpose for him. A purpose much greater and more rewarding than what had been lost.

In this era of witch hunts, corporate fraud, and deception by what the tabloids label unscrupulous businessmen, please don’t believe all that you read. I can tell you from personal experience that all that is written in many of these cases is not true. Many of these corporate giants have done terrible things that affected thousands of people. But also, many individuals have been maligned by the broad brush prosecutors throughout this great country wield, and are truly innocent. This is the story of one of them.

CHAPTER I

What a beautiful sight. I’ m standing on the roof of a thirty story building in beautiful downtown Miami looking out onto Biscayne Bay. I’m there to perform an inspection and submit a proposal for a new roof. Taking in this panorama of the South Florida skyline on this hot July day sends me into a tailspin of thoughts. I am in what is considered by many as the lowliest field in the trades, roofing.

How did I get here? Why did I end up here? Can I ever have the respect I once had? Life plays many mean tricks on us, but experiences also teach us to pick ourselves up from a devastating situation, go forward, persevere, and overcome individual tragedies. Sounds easy doesn’t it?

As I stand here thinking 30 years back in time it sounds so easy. But having experienced a tremendous setback filled with pain, sorrow, paranoia, confusion, and hate I learned that it’s not so easy. At least for me it wasn’t. And God knows how hard I tried. I even lost faith in Him.

My mom once told me not to ever step on an ant because some day you could become that ant. My thoughts constantly rehash how I had become an ant who was not only stepped on but also ground into the dirt by so-called humans climbing their political ladders.

The real names of those involved flash through my mind, as I have not, nor will I ever, forget their names. The main perpetrator of my destruction has succeeded in crushing me as he climbed his ladder and is now a high-ranking official in New York State politics. However, so as not to give these people an excuse to come after me again, I will