TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A defunct cabinet company highlighted in a Better Call Behnken investigation now faces 32 active criminal investigations, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

This is after “One Stop Kitchens & Bath” abruptly closed its three locations earlier this year.

Kari Stirling of Carrollwood said she and her husband saved for years for a complete kitchen remodel. In October, they forked over a $26,000 deposit, and the project was to begin in late January.

Stirling said she received excuses and then the company closed its doors and then she learned her cabinets were never being made, as she says she was led to believe. The manufacturer confirmed to Better Call Behnken that it was not paid any money toward Stirling’s cabinets because it had already placed the company on a “credit hold” due to failure to fulfill earlier financial obligations.

“I’m really angry and need it back,” Stirling said. “$26,000 might be a rounding error to someone but not to us. It means that everything that we were planning on doing is on hold because we don’t just have that amount of cash on hand.”

The company’s website lists showrooms in St. Petersburg, Oldsmar and Tampa.

On the door of the Oldsmar showroom is a letter explaining the closure was “forced upon us unexpectedly due to severe financial pressures beyond our control.”

The last line of the letter says, “this notice marks our final communication regarding the closure.”

Some customers called Better Call Behnken for help and say they were victims of hurricanes last year and used part of their insurance settlements for down payments on cabinets with One Stop.
In those cases, the insurance companies won’t replace the money, even though one stop didn’t deliver.

The owners, Robert and Meriam Vaniglia, have not returned messages for comment.