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Platform may refer to:

Physical objects and features[link]

• Diving platform, used in diving
• Jumping platform, naturally occurring platforms, or platforms made in an ad-hoc way for cliff jumping
• Oil platform, a structure built for oil production
• Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks
• Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
• Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity
• Platform shoe, a kind of shoe with a thick sole
• Platform (theatre), a standard piece of theatrical scenery
• Railway platform, an area at a train station to alight from/embark on trains or trams

Politics[link]

• Party platform, a list of principles held by a political party
• Platform (European politics), an openly organized faction within a left-wing political party

Technology[link]

• Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run
• Facebook Platform, a set of APIs provided by Facebook
• Platform game, a genre of video games
• Platform technology, a technology that enables the creation of products and processes that support present or future development

Arts[link]

• Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
• Platform (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
• Platform (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
• Platform (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq

Other[link]

• Automobile platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
• Platform (economics), an intermediary between two or more sides of a market

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Steve Madden, LTD.

Type	Public (NASDAQ: SHOO)
Industry	Shoes
Founded	1990
Headquarters	52-16 Barnett Ave. Long Island City, New York United States
Key people	Michael Willhite; President Steve Madden; Fashion Director
Products	Shoes
Revenue	$431.0 million USD (2007)
Website	www.SteveMadden.com

A shop located in Beijing

Steve Madden (born 1958) is the founder and former CEO of Steve Madden Ltd., a footwear company.

Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Madden grew up in adjoining Lawrence in Nassau County, New York.^[1]

Steve Madden, Ltd. was named "Company of the Year" for 2006 at the Footwear News Achievement Awards in New York City on December 5, 2006. Madden said, in accepting the award, that he was going to use this award as a stepping off point for improving his company's image.^[2]

Fraud[link]

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 2001, the SEC filed charges against Madden in Federal Court in New York state, alleging SEC violations. [1] Because the violations weren't 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 Steve Madden Ltd and from the board of directors.^[3]

Shortly after resigning as CEO, Madden set himself up as a creative consultant with Steve Madden Ltd., a position for which he drew $700,000 even when he was in prison.[2]

Madden served in a federal prison at Eglin Air Force Base, and later Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, near Ocala FL. Madden was released from prison in April 2005.^[4] He then attended a New York City halfway house.^[5] Madden's attorney, Joel Winograd, said that Madden would stay at the house for 60 days.^[6] After his release from a halfway house, he was restricted to home confinement for a period.^[7]

He appears in Jordan Belfort's memoir of the events, The Wolf of Wall Street.

He is currently married to Wendy Ballew, his former director of operations. The couple has two children.

References[link]

Sources[link]

• Ron Telpner, Marketing Magazine: "Ron's Red Shoe Diary". Toronto: Rogers Publishing, September 8, 2003.
• http://www.slate.com/?id=2064214
• Steve Madden: Crisis of the Sole 2001 New York article on Stratton Oakmont and their client Steve Madden.

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