The Maryland Office of the Attorney General today ordered Gerald Stringer, owner of the Elkton-based Tiffin Athletic Mats to pay $314,000 in restitution and penalties for undelivered products.

Back in December 2023, the business burned down and WMAR-2 News heard from a viewer that the company had been facing complaints over unfilled orders.

The Final Order, issued Friday, prohibits Stringer from taking any payments from customers, unless he posts a bond with the Consumer Protection Division first.

Stringer is also ordered to pay a $174,000 penalty and return all the money to consumers and organizations that had purchased athletic equipment from him that never came.

That restitution comes out to a little under $140,000.

In addition to individuals who tried purchasing from him, school

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