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French authorities have charged DSK with aggravated pimping. Wait, what? Confused? Let’s rewind. Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, now known as DSK, rose to fame in May, when a U.S. hotel maid accused him of sexual assault. New York prosecutors soon dropped the charges, but scandal followed the disgraced leader back home to France. French authorities have now charged DSK with aggravated pimping, claiming to have unearthed information that ties him to a high-profile prostitution ring in the city of Lille....

But you might not know is that police don’t necessarily have to read you your Miranda rights upon arrest, especially if you are arrested for DUI. This does not mean, however, that police won’t be able to use evidence against you (although it may determine the type of evidence they use). Here’s what you need to know about Miranda warnings and how they may apply to DUI arrests: When Miranda Rights Must Be Read Miranda warnings essentially serve as reminders to those in police custody that they have certain constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment, such as the right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney present....

On November 24, 2014, a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri delivered its long-awaited decision on whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager. The grand jury was presented with five different options for what to charge, ranging from first-degree murder to manslaughter. CNN reports that after months of evidence presentation and two days of deliberation, the grand jury returned “no true bill,” meaning it didn’t find any probable cause for any of the five charges....

Owners of one of the estimated 1.96 million vehicles in the U.S. affected by the recall of GM cars with potentially defective ignition switches were notified of the new incentives by letter and in some cases email, reports USA Today. Almost Half of Recalled Vehicles Remain Unrepaired GM’s gift card program is the latest unorthodox way the company has tried to compel vehicle owners to bring their recalled vehicles in for repairs....

Ah, St. Patrick’s day. A day of green clothes, green beer, and lots of DUI arrests. Americans seem primed to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Some 52.4% of Americans plan to celebrate, up from 45.2% last year, according to NRF’s 2011 St. Patrick’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey. In 2009, there were 103 crash fatalities in the United States on St. Patrick’s Day, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration....

If you’re been convicted of a DUI, then you likely lost your right to drive – i.e., your driver’s license was taken away. To get back the freedom of the open road, you’ll have to get someone official to reinstate your license after the DUI proceedings are done. The exact process differs depending on the state you live in, but generally the way you go about getting your license back involves a series of similar steps....

Actor Robert Downey Jr. was once considered a wild guy. Now he is the star of the Iron Man superhero movies and he even got a pardon from Governor Jerry Brown late last year for past convictions. His son is following in most of his footsteps, and that applies to drugs and crime, as well as a career in the movies. Indio Downey this week had his criminal case dismissed by a judge after he submitted evidence that he successfully completed a drug rehabilitation program, according to the New York Daily News....

The quick divorce finalized Monday between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise may have been accomplished in part by her cell phone. Cruise may have been surprised by the divorce, but Holmes was ready. She spoke to divorce lawyers and had her affairs in order before she broke the news. But she didn’t talk on her own cell phone. Presumably, Cruise could have seen the calls and known what was up....

The trial involving Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker’s surrogate mother has now officially started. As reported by E! , the trial involves Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter who is charged with burglarizing the home of the surrogate mother. Mr. Carpenter allegedly broke in to Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s surrogate’s home in order to steal information regarding their twin babies to sell to tabloids. Mr. Carpenter’s alleged accomplice was another man involved with the law....

The New York Attorney General’s office and former Obama “auto czar” Steven Rattner have settled their case for a $10 million fine. Rattner allegedly participated in a quid pro quo pension fund kickback scheme with officials who directed money from the state’s pension to Quadrangel, according to CNN Money. In addition to the fine, Rattner has also been banned from appearing in front of another pension fund for a period of five years....

New York passed sweeping legislation overhauling how its criminal justice system treats teenagers, the central tenet of which is a new rule prohibiting the state from trying juveniles under the age of 18 as adults. The Empire State was one of only two that tried 16-year-olds as adults, and continues a trend of states no longer subjecting teenagers to adult criminal prosecution and incarceration. While some stipulations of the new law are straightforward, some provisions and their implementation may get a little complicated....

A groom’s brother was criminally charged for his involvement in a massive Philly wedding brawl over the weekend. The brawl involved as many as 100 people as two wedding parties clashed at the Sheraton hotel in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. A bride’s uncle, 57-year-old Vince Sannuti, died of a heart attack after he left the hotel during the brawl, reports ABC. A bride can spend hundreds of hours preparing for every contingency in her wedding, but one can’t prepare for everything (especially when alcohol is involved) as one Philadelphia bride discovered....

We all know that shoplifting is simply illegal, but the lengths to which stores and police go to prosecute and punish shoplifters are far from simple. Prosecutors have multiple charges available that relate to shoplifting, and retailers will often go after shoplifters independently of law enforcement. So a basic case of shoplifting can turn into a complex array of civil and criminal charges and penalties. Here’s what you need to know...

The murder convictions of a vegan couple who starved their baby to death were upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday. Jade Sanders and Lamont Thomas were convicted after a jury trial in 2007 of malice murder, felony murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children. In 2004, the two vegan parents rushed their infant son to the hospital when he had trouble breathing, reports the New York Daily News....

The man police named the ‘bucket list bandit’ has finally been caught after a spree of bank robberies. Michael Eugene Brewster of Pensacola, Florida, was arrested Thursday in Oklahoma during a routine traffic stop. Police pulled him over for driving a vehicle that was reported stolen. The Utah license plates on the vehicle were fake, reports the FBI. From there, police found enough evidence to believe he was the interstate bank robber and arrested him....

Consumers with poor credit and/or lower incomes are being targeted with offers for low-limit credit cards which reduce consumer buying power while running up debt in the form of excessive fees attached to the cards, according to a report titled “Fee Harvesters: Low-Credit, High-Cost Cards Bleed Consumers”, released by the non-profit National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). The report illustrates the case of one consumer who signed up for a card with a $250 credit limit, only to incur a $95 program fee, $29 account set-up fee, $6 monthly participation fee, and a $48 annual fee, which the report calls “an instant debt of $178 and buying power of only $72....

The dad from TLC’s “My Five Wives” has dug himself out of more than $300,000 debt by declaring bankruptcy – and he even got to keep his wedding ring. Brady Williams may still have five wives, but he’s divorced himself from some $318,000 in debt. According to TMZ, the father of dozens had listed his $50 wedding ring and $3.61 in savings (yes, three dollars and sixty-one cents) as the paltry assets he still retained, and it looks like he’ll be keeping the ring....

Two teens have been indicted by a jury in Baltimore for hate crimes and assault. The accused allegedly beat Chrissy Lee Polis, 22, in a transgender hate crime in April that made national headlines. Polis says that Polis was targeted by the two teens, Teonna Brown, 18, and a 14-year-old minor, because she is a transgender. The entire incident was captured on a cell phone video camera, and the footage was posted online....

A Colorado state commission decided late last week not to recommend mandatory jail time for those repeatedly convicted of violating driving laws by getting behind the wheel with a Rocky Mountain high. The commission defeated a proposal to require drunk drivers to spend at least 30 days in jail on a second offense, and at least 60 days in jail on a third offense. The Colorado state Attorney General, John Suthers was not pleased by the vote....

Dr. Conrad Murray is finding out that jail is no picnic and he’s asked Judge Michael Pastor to transfer him out of Los Angeles County jail. Murray was Michael Jackson’s physician at the time of Jackson’s death in 2009. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s death and sentenced to four years behind bars. Murray has served less than a year since the sentencing in November 2011, but he says he can’t handle the conditions in jail....