Bobby George, the Cleveland restaurateur who recently pleaded guilty to attempting to strangle his girlfriend, is now trying to silence his critics through legal intimidation —and Today in Ohio podcast hosts say he should instead be scurrying away in shame.

George’s attorney sent cease and desist letters to social media users who dared to mention his felony conviction online. These weren’t just gentle requests for discretion. Courtney Astolfi said of Friday’s podcast episode that “these cease and desist letters told these Instagram accounts that they could face a defamation lawsuit unless they deleted their posts and stayed silent about this going forward.”

The targets of the threats were Instagram users who had shared information about a planned protest rally outside Town Hall, Geor

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