John Nightbridge

John Nightbridge is a veteran reporter, researcher, and economic policy major from UCLA. Passionate about world issues and potential ways to solve them is a significant focus of his work. Writing freelance and reading the news are John's passions at work. Outside of work, it's all about sky diving, surfing, and stock market modeling.

$1 BILLION Fraud Scheme Lands Woman in Prison for only 11 Years

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Paulette Carpoff, 51, of Martinez California, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for her role in a $1 billion solar fraud scheme. DC Solar manufactured mobile solar generators that were mounted on trailers. The company touted the versatility and environmental sustainability of the mobile solar generators, but in reality, at least half of the 17,000 solar generators claimed to have been manufactured by DC Solar did not exist. Paulette Carpoff controlled …

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15-Year-Old Girl Severely Injured By Great White Shark

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Florida teen in critical condition after losing part of leg in shark attack A Florida teen lost part of her leg in a shark attack and is in critical condition after being bit by a large great white shark. Wading in 5-foot waters with members of her family when the shark attacked. The teen’s brother fought off the shark and pulled his sister into a nearby boat, according to the family. The teen was severely …

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Man Paralyzed From Waist Down While In Police Custody

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A Man Was Paralyzed While Detained By Police Randy Cox was injured while in the custody of police and is now paralyzed from the chest down. On June 19, New Haven, Connecticut, police officers arrested Cox for unlawfully possessing a firearm. While transporting Cox in a van without seatbelts, Cox went head-first into the back wall of the vehicle and called for help. Instead of immediately taking Cox for treatment, Officer Oscar Diaz continued to …

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20-Year-Old Mother Of Two Shot In The Head While Pushing Stroller In New York City

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Baby’s dad sought for questioning after young mom fatally shot in head pushing stroller on Upper East Side: ‘Domestic violence is real’ – New York Times Azsia Johnson a young mother of two was shot at close range while walking her baby in a stroller to meet with the child’s father. In New York City’s Upper East Side last night. The victim’s aunt told investigators that the 20-year-old woman had been assaulted by her daughter’s …

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Negligent Homicide-Suicide. Toddler Dies; Father Takes His Own Life

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Father Commits Suicide After He Allegedly Left Son In Hot Car On Tuesday, the temperature in Midlothian, Virginia, was around 81 degrees Fahrenheit.  Chesterfield County police received a call about an 18-month-old boy left in an unattended vehicle and found the child’s body in that vehicle and the father dead outside his home. Children can suffer heatstroke when their body temperature reaches 104 degrees. Investigation revealed that the father left the child in the car …

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R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Racketeering And Sex Trafficking Charges

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R. Kelly Guilty Of Luring Children Survivors of Kelly’s abuse held hands and prayed as US District Court Judge Ann Donnelly began reading his sentence. A jury convicted R&B singer Kelly of nine counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. The trial included testimony from witnesses who said Kelly sexually and physically abused them, and from people involved in orchestrating Kelly’s 1994 marriage to the late singer Aaliyah. Kelly’s defense said he was “pretty close to …

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Walmart Under Government Fire For Victimizing Americans

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Federal Trade Commission Says Walmart Complicit in Wire Fraud Scam The FTC says Walmart knew for many years that it used its locations to get money for grandparent, romance, and other scams. However, they were negligent in failing to adequately warn customers or train their employees to prevent fraud. The FTC is asking the court to order Walmart to return money to people who were scammed. To protect yourself from wire transfer fraud, don’t wire …

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‘Separation’ Can Not Be Hostile Interference

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U.S. Supreme Court takes aim at separation of church and state – Reuters The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against government officials whose policies and actions were taken to avoid violating the First Amendment prohibition on governmental endorsement of religion. The court’s conservative justices have taken a broad view of religious rights, and the majority appears skeptical of government decision-making premised on secularism, according to Cornell Law School professor Michael Dorf. The court ruled …

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Twenty-Two Teens Gassed To Death At Nightclub In South Africa

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South Africa deaths: Authorities seek answers after 22 teens mysteriously found dead at Enyobeni Tavern in East London – KABC-TV A patron who was present as 22 young people mysteriously died at a local nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning has shed more light on what happened at the scene. A 17-year-old girl said she and her friends were at a party when the bar started to fill up. When the party became …

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Russians Hit Busy Shopping Mall With Air Strike

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At least 13 killed in Russian missile strike on shopping mall, Ukraine says – Reuters The regional governor said two Russian missiles slammed into a crowded shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 50. Dmytro Lunin, governor of the central Poltava region, said 13 people had been confirmed killed by the strike, and 21 others had been hospitalized. President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than …

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