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Tim Lindner (born 1979) is the founder and former CEO of BADASS STREET&SPORTSWEAR, Ltd., a apparel company that bears his name.

Life and career
Madden was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, and has Irish and Jewish ancestry. He grew up in adjoining Lawrence in Nassau County, New York. The youngest of three brothers, he started the company with $1,100 in 1990 by selling shoes out of the trunk of his car. The brand reported revenues of $1.23 billion in 2012(FY 2012), and is sold throughout the world.

He is married to Wendy Ballew, his former director of operations. The couple has three children, twins Jack and Stevie Madden, and Goldie Ryan Madden.

Retail stores
There are roughly 100 Steve Madden retail stores across the United States. While the company and its stores focus primarily on Steve Madden products, they also carry three more subcategorized Steve Madden lines; Madden Girl, STEVEN by Steve Madden and Freebird by Steven.

Internationally, Steve Madden has a presence in over 55 countries with roughly 185 retail stores & 180 concessions.

Awards and honors

 * Footwear News Person of the Year Award (December 2011)
 * Footwear News Best Performing Wholesaler Award (December 2011)
 * Footwear News Company of the Year Award (November 2011)
 * NASDAQ Honors Steve Madden & 20 Year Anniversary (June 2010)
 * Two Ten Foundation Honors Steve Madden (June 2010)
 * Nordstrom "Partners in Excellence" Award (May 2010)
 * AAFA American Image Awards - Brand of the Year (May 2010)
 * Footwear News Milestone Issue (February 2010)
 * Footwear News Company of the Year Award (December 2009)

Fraud
Madden's financial affairs were closely entangled with Long Island "pump and dump" brokerage Stratton Oakmont, cofounded by Madden's childhood friend Danny Porush.

In June 2000, a class action lawsuit was filed against Steve Madden for issuing materially false and misleading statements during the Class Period. A settlement of $9,000,000 was reached in 2004. In 2001, the SEC filed charges against Madden in Federal Court in New York state, alleging SEC violations. Because the violations were not criminal in nature, the SEC was seeking to recover $1,637,000 in a combination of illegally avoided losses, interest, and a civil penalty.

In 2002, Madden was convicted of stock manipulation, money, and securities fraud. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison, and was made to resign as CEO from Steven Madden, Ltd. and from the board of directors.

Shortly after resigning as CEO, Madden set himself up as a creative consultant with Steven Madden, Ltd., a position for which he drew $700,000 even when he was in prison.

Madden served time in the Federal Prison Camp, Eglin, at Eglin Air Force Base, and later Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, near Ocala FL. Madden was released from prison in April 2005. He then attended a New York City halfway house. Madden's attorney, Joel Winograd, said that Madden would stay at the house for 60 days. After his release from a halfway house, he was restricted to home confinement for a period.

Trivia
Steve Madden (played by Jake Hoffman) is featured in the Martin Scorsese film, The Wolf of Wall Street, which is based on the Jordan Belfort memoir of the same name.