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British authorities say truck driver Jakub Jan Konkel smuggled about 90 kilograms of cocaine worth roughly £7 million ($9.4 million) inside a shipment of Skims clothing from the Netherlands; the drugs were hidden in a back-door compartment and the shipment appeared legitimate. Konkel was paid €4,500 to transport them and was sentenced to 13 years in Chelmsford Crown Court.
Andriy Yermak, once President Zelensky's closest aide, has been remanded in custody for two months amid a money-laundering investigation tied to a scheme around Energoatom and a lavish cottage project in Kozyn; prosecutors say 460 million hryvnias ($8.9m) were laundered 2021–2025 with 10–15% kickbacks to officials, and one of the houses was allegedly for Yermak. Bail was set at 140 million hryvnias ($3.1m); he faces up to 12 years if convicted. Yermak denies wrongdoing and critics see the case as part of his political fall from grace, with Zelensky remaining largely silent.
In a surprising turn in the Rihanna shooter case, the defense has requested a mental-health evaluation for the defendant, potentially delaying proceedings as the court reviews competency to stand trial alongside the ongoing attempted-murder charges.
Prosecutors say Abdid-Wahid Mohamed, owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC in Minneapolis, used other people’s EBT cards to collect more than $1 million in SNAP benefits, buying items at wholesale and reselling them at his store. A woman identified as F.F. allegedly allowed him to use her card for over 1.5 years, with $1,141,082 in EBT payments between March 2021 and August 2021. If convicted, Mohamed faces up to 20 years in prison; charges were filed in May 2026 and his first court appearance is May 27.
Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty in Atlanta to stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music and related tour materials from a rental car, receiving a five-year sentence with two years to be served in custody and probation restrictions. The July 2025 theft, linked to Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour in Atlanta, involved watermarked music, unreleased tracks, show footage and set lists; police tracked items via a laptop and AirPods, Evans was arrested weeks later, and the property had not been recovered at the time of his arrest.
A federal court ruled against the global tariffs imposed by President Trump, delivering a legal setback to his trade agenda and blocking or overturning the new tariffs.
A Washington, D.C. judge questioned why Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack, was placed on suicide watch during a May 4, 2026 court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui; the proceedings involved his defense attorney, a District of Columbia corrections official, and prosecutors discussing confinement conditions.
Federal Judge Zia Faruqui criticized the D.C. jail’s handling of Cole Allen, the accused White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman, including suicide-watch, isolation and limited access to legal materials, phones, and private attorney meetings. He apologized to Allen for the early confinement and urged the DOC to update the court on where Allen will be detained before trial, with officials promising steps like setting up a read-access tablet. The hearing highlighted concerns about the treatment of low‑profile defendants and drew comparisons to pardoned Jan. 6 defendants as the case moves toward pretrial detention decisions.
A Washington, D.C., judge ordered Trump administration officials to halt any tree removals at the East Potomac Golf Course without prior notice as a dispute over the historic site unfolds, delaying planned changes while environmental and preservation concerns are addressed.
A suspect connected to an alleged plot to attack Dutch princesses is due to appear in a The Hague court, as authorities pursue charges related to threats against the Dutch royal family.
A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 2,800 Yemeni nationals, ruling DHS likely violated the law by skipping Congress-mandated review; TPS protections stay in place as the lawsuit proceeds, delaying the planned May 4 end date.
Elon Musk testified in a California court that funding OpenAI was a 'foolish' move, saying he supported the nonprofit objective but later doubted the direction and felt betrayed, as the suit challenges whether OpenAI honored its founding nonprofit pledge and Musk seeks a board change amid the company's growth and profitability trajectory.
Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered to federal authorities and appeared in a Virginia federal court on new charges alleging he threatened President Trump by posting a seashell photo on a North Carolina beach; the brief hearing granted him release with no conditions, and prosecutors said the case will move to the federal court in New Bern, NC for arraignment, with no plea entered and no date yet set. Comey’s lawyers plan to file motions alleging selective prosecution as the DOJ accelerates prosecutions in cases tied to Trump.
Elon Musk testified in a federal trial accusing OpenAI’s leadership of turning the nonprofit-founded charity into a for-profit powerhouse, arguing the mission was abandoned; he seeks to restore OpenAI’s nonprofit status and about $180 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft.
Rebel Wilson appeared in a Sydney court to defend defamation claims brought by fellow Australian actress Charlotte MacInnes, who alleges Wilson made defamatory statements about her in Instagram posts in 2024 and 2025; MacInnes is suing Wilson in relation to Wilson's directorial debut The Deb, with the BBC's Katy Watson outlining the background and proceedings.