Yes, numerous individuals and companies were indicted, but I only know of one person (Frederick Barber Campbell) who was prosecuted related to President Roosevelt's Executive Order 6102. Here is the background about that confiscation order:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_O...

https://emsnews.wordpress.com/2009/02/04...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/what-30-ye...

Will they knock on your door and search them? No, because the ownership of gold was legalized again by President Ford in 1974.

which ordered people to turn in their gold. Did they do door to door searches? Did they need warrants to do the search? Was anyone actually arrested for hiding their gold? What is the probability of another executive order similar to this being issued again? Will they knock on everyone's door and search them?