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Legalinformational2025-07-28
2025 indictment dismissed: Cuyahoga County court records dated April 25, 2026
Cuyahoga County court records dated April 25, 2026 listed case CR-25-700581-A as dismissed on July 28, 2025, with disposition "DISM OTHER". The indictment, filed March 26, 2025, had alleged two counts of strangulation, one count of domestic violence and one count of endangering children. The cited material does not specify the reason for dismissal. These were charges, not convictions.
Legalnotable
Amended guilty pleas recorded in the 2021 case, according to court records dated April 25, 2026
Cuyahoga County court records dated April 25, 2026 listed case CR-21-657440-A as closed and recorded guilty pleas to amended lesser-included offenses. The original indictment alleged drug trafficking and drug possession. The exact final offenses and sentences are not confirmed in the cited material; the original charges are not identified here as offenses of conviction.
Legalnotable2018-01-08
Amended guilty plea recorded in the 2017 case, according to court records dated April 25, 2026
Cuyahoga County court records dated April 25, 2026 listed case CR-17-624557-A as closed and recorded a guilty plea to an amended lesser-included offense. The original indictment alleged carrying concealed weapons. The exact final offense and sentence are not confirmed in the cited material; the original charge is not identified here as the offense of conviction.
Legalinformational2002-09-25
2002 diversion referral recorded in court records dated April 25, 2026; final outcome unconfirmed
Cuyahoga County court records dated April 25, 2026 listed case CR-02-427238-ZA, filed September 25, 2002, as referred to pretrial diversion and marked "CASE CLOSED". The original indictment alleged criminal simulation and possessing criminal tools. No final disposition beyond the closed status is confirmed in the cited material; this entry does not establish a conviction.
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BBB complaints alleging undisclosed-genetic-condition sale and refund disputes
BBB complaints page documents substantive buyer complaints alleging an undisclosed inheritable umbilical hernia in a puppy sold by the kennel, with subsequent disputes over refund and vet-payment commitments. The buyers vet characterized the hernia as genetic and inheritable.
Community Reportnotable
Substantive Google two-star review describing 12,000-dollar vet emergency in a two-year-old kennel-bred puppy
A two-star Google review from a verified buyer describes a 12,000-dollar emergency vet visit for anaphylaxis, hip and knee swelling, and a throat lump in a two-year-old puppy purchased from the kennel for 3,000 dollars. The pattern of severe genetic and structural disease at age two is consistent with the BBB inheritable-condition complaint.
Community Reportinformational
Google review burst-pattern indicative of potential review solicitation
Per-reviewer audit of all 100 Google reviews found 26 unanimously five-star reviews in a single four-years-ago time bucket of which 81 percent came from thin-profile reviewers (stars-only with no text, accounts with one or two lifetime reviews, or accounts with no visible profile stats); 31 of 85 total five-star reviews are stars-only; zero of the 100 reviews include attached photos. Pattern is consistent with a coordinated review-solicitation campaign rather than organic buyer feedback.
Ownership / Businessinformational
Founding-date discrepancy between marketing and D&B records
Kennel marketing claims since 2006 / 20-plus years; D&B records start date as 2009-09-02 for the operating sole proprietorship. Difference of approximately three years between self-stated and independently-recorded founding dates.
Ownership / Businessinformational
Operates as unregistered sole proprietorship; no Ohio Secretary of State entity registration
Ohio Secretary of State business search returned no entity registration matching Exotic Boerboels, Boerboel Breeders Ohio, or related variants. Pittman operates the kennel as an unregistered sole proprietorship rather than as an LLC, corporation, or registered Trade Name (DBA).
Community Reportnotable
Yelp listing is unclaimed with zero public reviews; "4.7 / 96 reviews" cited across SEO aggregators not present on actual Yelp page
Direct capture of the kennel's Yelp listing on April 25, 2026 shows the listing as Unclaimed with no public-facing rating and zero recommended reviews. The page explicitly invites the visitor to "be the first review for Exotic Boerboels." The "4.7 / 96 reviews" figure for Yelp that appears on the kennel's own marketing site (boerboelpuppy.com) and on multiple third-party SEO aggregators (wheree.com, breederfetch.com, pet.nears.me) cannot be reconciled with the actual Yelp data. Combined with the documented Google review burst pattern, the kennel's effective independent-reputation surface across the major review platforms is materially smaller than the SEO-aggregator framing suggests.
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