NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff has been ordered to jail after pleading guilty to an epic financial fraud scheme.
Applause broke out in the courtroom after the judge's announcement today.
The judge revoked bail after the financier entered 11 guilty pleas.
The judge says the 70-year-old Madoff has the means to flee and an incentive to do so because of his age.
Madoff admitted he began operating a giant Ponzi scheme in the early 1990s in which prosecutors say he defrauded investors of billions of dollars.
Sentencing has been set for June 16, at which time Madoff could be sentenced to up to 150 years in prison.
