Boeing Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over 737 MAX Crashes: Justice Department

According to a letter from Glenn Leon, Chief of the Justice Department's Fraud Section, Boeing could face criminal prosecution over the 737 MAX crashes.

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On May 14, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Boeing had broken a deferred prosecution agreement, which had allowed the aerospace corporation to avoid facing criminal charges following two fatal disasters involving its 737 MAX aircraft.

After meeting behind closed doors with the families of the victims of the 2018 and 2019 wrecks on April 24, Justice Department prosecutors broke the news to a federal judge on May 14. According to the Justice Department, the agency now has until July 7 to determine whether to bring criminal charges against Boeing. During that period, it will inform the court of its plans.

According to a letter from Glenn Leon, chief of the Justice Department's fraud section, the aerospace business violated its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement by failing ...

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