# CFTC Orders Florida Resident Anthony Lauria and His Company Gold Coast Bullion, Inc. to Pay More than $9.6 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty in Off-Exchange Precious Metals Fraud

> CFTC release 7112-15 · 2015-01-27 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7112-15
- **Release date:** 2015-01-27
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Florida Resident Anthony Lauria and His Company Gold Coast Bullion, Inc. to Pay More than $9.6 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty in Off-Exchange Precious Metals Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7112-15

## What this is

CFTC enforcement actions cover derivatives + commodities + crypto fraud cases. The Commission charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension.


## Citation

> US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, press release 7112-15, "CFTC Orders Florida Resident Anthony Lauria and His Company Gold Coast Bullion, Inc. to Pay More than $9.6 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty in Off-Exchange Precious Metals Fraud", 2015-01-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7112-15.

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