Boeing avoids criminal trial in 737 Max crashes
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Victims’ family members have repeatedly called for more accountability and for Boeing officials to stand trial over the crashes.
A deal between the DOJ and Boeing will save the aerospace behemoth from criminal prosecution for two 737 MAX fatal crashes.
Two US Senators have urged the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute Boeing in a criminal fraud case regarding the 2018 and 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crashes and reject the tentative agreement that will allow the company to avoid pleading guilty.
The victims' family members had until 5 p.m. Thursday to be heard after receiving a letter from the DOJ that a deal was in the works.
On Friday, May 23, the United States Justice Department announced it reached a deal with Boeing for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about its 737 Max airplane before two crashes five months apart that killed 346 people.