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DOJ Secures Five-Year Prison Sentence in Wolf Capital Crypto Fraud Case

Posted on December 11th, 2025 at 11:52 AM
DOJ Secures Five-Year Prison Sentence in Wolf Capital Crypto Fraud Case

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Federal prosecutors have obtained a five-year prison sentence for Travis Ford, an Oklahoma resident who admitted to orchestrating a fraudulent crypto investment scheme through Wolf Capital. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Ford, 36, received a 60-month sentence, over $1 million in forfeiture obligations, more than $170,000 in restitution, and three years of supervised release. According to Decrypt, he pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

As co-founder and CEO, Ford promoted Wolf Capital as a high-yield trading platform that claimed to generate daily returns of 1 to 2%, or roughly 547% per year. Decrypt reports that charging documents show that Ford solicited investments through the company’s website and extensive online promotions. The DOJ reports that Wolf Capital raised approximately $9.4 million from about 2,800 investors between January and August 2023. Ford marketed himself as a skilled trader despite knowing that the advertised returns were impossible to achieve on a consistent basis.

Prosecutors stated that Ford and his co-conspirators made false promises to induce investors to commit funds. According to Decrypt, Ford told investigators that Wolf Capital paid out between $4 million and $5 million before collapsing, while the remainder of investor money was lost through his own trading activity. In a written plea agreement cited in local reporting, he acknowledged that he knew the promised returns were unrealistic.

One victim, who invested more than $100,000, testified that he relied on Ford’s representations and asked the court for a significant sentence. Ford told the court he accepted full responsibility and was focused on repairing the harm.

According to local press, Ford’s representative said he became entangled with an individual described as a “European Block gangster known as 0x,” and ultimately found himself “knee-deep in this mess.”

 

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