Boeing violated an agreement that allowed it to avoid criminal charges following two fatal 737 Max crashes, prosecution of which has been on hold since 2021.
People hold signs during a vigil for victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 crash on Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The March 10, 2019, crash killed 157 people. Boeing violated an agreement that allowed it to avoid criminal charges following two fatal 737 Max crashes, U.S. Justice Department attorneys announced Tuesday as they revived a prosecution paused three years ago.
The deferred prosecution agreement expired in January, days before a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max, reigniting scrutiny of whether Boeing had made required changes to its culture, quality assurance and compliance programs following the two fatal crashes. Paul Cassell, an attorney who is representing many of the families who lost loved ones in the Max crashes, said the Justice Department’s decision was “a positive first step, and for the families, a long time coming.”“We believe that we have honored the terms of that agreement, and look forward to the opportunity to respond to the Department on this issue,” a Boeing spokesperson said in a statement.
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors said Boeing failed to “design, implement and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations,” according to a letter sent to the families who lost loved ones in the crashes and shared with The Seattle Times.
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