The American aerospace giant has apparently made the calculation that admitting to a crime is better than fighting the charge and enduring a long public trial.
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Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States — in this case, deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration. Deals in which the defendant and the federal government agree on a sentence are controversial in legal circles. Javier de Luis, an MIT aeronautics lecturer whose sister, Graziella, died in the Ethiopia crash, also finds the punishment for Boeing to be inadequate.
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