Bernard Madoff, the man behind the biggest Ponzi scheme ever who stole more than $65 billion, has just pleaded guilty today to 11 criminal crimes. U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin ordered Madoff, now 70, to jail because of his guilty plea, when asked to explain his crime, Madoff said “I operated a Ponzi scheme,” Madoff later said “I always knew this day would come,” and explained he thought the scheme would actually end, but it “provided impossible,” Sentencing is scheduled for June 16, 2009. Madoff faces up to 150-years in prison.