The Case of Al Cleveland

📻 Episode #385
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Aug 24, 2023

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About This Episode

In Lorain, OH, a notorious informant father and son duo traded false information for $2k, wrongfully ensnaring 4 young men in the criminal legal system - one of whom was budding hip hop star, artist, and author, Al Cleveland.

Case status as carried in this site's original 2026 profiles. Independent record verification is rolling out episode by episode — statuses are being re-checked against court and registry sources and date-stamped as verified.

The Case

In this updated episode, Jason Flom catches up with Al to discuss the great non-profit work he is doing today to support individuals who are just coming home from prison, in addition to his continued work as an artist.

https://www.clevecostudios.com/

https://www.lovehandle.com/

https://www.instagram.com/alfredcleveland3/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/alfred.cleveland.73

In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts

Short excerpts from the episode's official published transcript, with timestamps — listen from these moments, or read the full transcript via the podcast's own platforms.

00:04:59
“Speaker 2: national stage. You know, used to go with him on tour, Speaker 2: like if he was in any of the surrounding states, Speaker 2: we would get in the vent and go wherever he Speaker 2: was and get backstage passes and you know, just have Speaker 2: tons of fun. It was just tons of fun seeing”

00:17:55
“Speaker 1: was the first trial. Speaker 3: Yes, so at Lynworth Edward's first trial, this was the Speaker 3: first of the four to be tried. Yeah, William Avery Speaker 3: Junior basically demanded ten thousand dollars to keep given his testimony, Speaker 3: which you know, of course, the prosecutor said, well, no,”

00:33:06
“Speaker 2: your thoughts while I was up in there. Appreciate your Speaker 2: support while I was down. Speaker 1: And now I'm so happy that your talents will finally Speaker 1: be put to use in the world. So everyone, please Speaker 1: make sure you scroll down. We'll have all of this”

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