Travis Ford — Wolf Capital Crypto Ponzi
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Travis Ford, 36, of Glenpool, Oklahoma, was the co-founder, CEO, and head trader of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC. He was sentenced on November 14, 2025, to 60 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in January 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for operating a $9.4 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded approximately 2,800 investors. The CFTC filed a parallel civil enforcement action in December 2025 alleging broader fraud spanning October 2022 through December 2024 and involving more than $10 million from over 3,000 participants.
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Timeline(9 events)
6 October 2022
Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC allegedly begins soliciting investor funds, per the CFTC civil complaint's stated start date.
CFTC Complaint — Travis Ford and Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC2023
DOJ-identified fraud period begins: Wolf Capital accelerates investor solicitation via website, Telegram, and Discord, promising 1–2% daily returns.
DOJ — Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced to Five Years in PrisonAugust 2023
DOJ-identified fraud period ends; Wolf Capital ceases operations after raising approximately $9.4 million from approximately 2,800 investors.
DOJ — Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced to Five Years in Prison10 December 2024
Federal indictment filed against Travis Ford in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, case number 4:24-CR-387-JDR.
DOJ Criminal VNS — United States v. Travis Ford24 December 2024
CFTC civil complaint alleged fraud period ends; CFTC identifies December 2024 as the end date of Wolf Capital's solicitation activity.
CFTC Complaint — Travis Ford and Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC9 January 2025
Travis Ford pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before Judge John D. Russell in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
DOJ Criminal VNS — United States v. Travis Ford14 November 2025
Travis Ford sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, three years supervised release, $1,039,124.45 forfeiture, and $174,477.29 restitution.
DOJ — Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced to Five Years in Prison19 December 2025
CFTC files civil enforcement complaint against Travis Ford and Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC in the Northern District of Oklahoma, seeking disgorgement, restitution, civil penalties, and permanent trading and registration bans.
CFTC Press Release No. 9168-267 January 2026
Travis Ford's voluntary surrender date to the Bureau of Prisons.
DOJ Criminal VNS — United States v. Travis FordDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 10 of 10 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 8/8/2026, 12:10:25 PM
last updated: 8/25/2026, 10:20:14 PM
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