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Steve Madden fell in love with the shoe business in the 1970's when he sold platform shoes at a neighborhood store in Long Island New York; that was in high school. About 15 years later he struck out on his own designing and selling shoes with a high-end look at affordable prices. As his business—and his ambitions—began to grow he got involved in a securities fraud scheme and wound up serving two and-a-half years in prison. In 2005 he returned to Steve Madden where he helped the company g

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