User:KaylaENG3840J/stevemadden

I AM NOT DONE. i will submit late Steve Madden is the founder and former CEO of Steven Madden Ltd. He was born in New York.

Biography
He is the son of blah blah blah. Went to high school some college. Quit after two years. Dad said he wasn’t paying for him to party. Had a battle with drugs and alcohol. Quit drinking on September something of some year. Has not touches a drink since. Has always worked in shoe retail.

Beginning of Company
His first sales were made from the trunk of his car on the streets of Manhattan. At the time he only had $1,100 to his name. Madden had the shoes manufactured on credit. The shoe was called the Mary Jane. His popularity immediately started growing. Madden needed more investment money to meet the new demand for his shoes and get the company established.

Stock Market (SHOO)
Steve Madden Ltd is a public enterprise that anyone can purchase stock in. The company went public in.

Fraud
Steve Madden claims his innocence and that he has no knowledge of the events that took place. He claimed he was taken advantage of by people he thought were his friends and had his best interest in mind. The company was charged with fraud and money laundering. Insider trading?

Prison Time
Steven Madden was sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering. Part of his plea bargain required him to step down as CEO. While in prison, he remained creative director of the company, and received a $700,000 salary. After serving his time in prison, he was released to half-way house. Following his stay there, he was placed on house arrest.

Steve Madden Today
Steve Madden Ltd remains as one of the leading shoe manufactuers and retailers in the world. Sold at most major retailor departments stores, Macy’s, Dillards, Nordstrom. Steve Madden retail store. Nearly every online marketplace including zappos, amazon, shoe.com.