Zachary Roth March 12, 2009, 4:14 PM

Here’s the full text of Bernad Madoff’s statement made in court this morning, in which he admitted his crimes and described them in detail.

Madoff pleaded guilty to all 11 counts on which he was charged, in connection to a multi-billion dollar financial fraud.

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