Boeing Executives Unlikely To Be Charged Over 737 MAX Crashes
Date
6/1/2024 10:22:46 PM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) "Boeing executives are unlikely to be criminally charged over fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people as the statute of limitations has likely passed, U.S. Justice Department officials told victims' family members in a meeting were corroborated by a person familiar with the gathering on Friday and correspondence reviewed by Reuters deadline for prosecuting most federal crimes is five years Justice Department found in mid-May that Boeing violated a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) that had shielded the company from a criminal charge arising from the fatal crashes Read: 'I don't sit by the door': US President Joe Biden cracks joke about Boeing mishapsOfficials agreed to ask a judge to dismiss the charge of conspiring to defraud the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as long as Boeing abided by the terms of the agreement over a three-year period ending Jan. 7, 2024 an in-flight blowout two days before the agreement expired exposed ongoing safety and quality issues. A panel blew off a new Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet during a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight has until June 13 to outline any disagreements with the department's finding that it violated the 2021 agreement have until July 7 to inform a federal judge in Texas of its plans has said it believes it has \"honored the terms of the agreement\" and looks forward to responding to the Justice Department Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment department is weighing several options, including whether to prosecute Boeing or extend the DPA by a year. Officials could also enter into a new DPA or reach a non-prosecution agreement that does not involve court supervision could also seek to negotiate a plea deal with Boeing over the 2021 fraud charge or take the company to trial over it could also face charges over its behavior during the three-year term of the DPA, though officials have not found evidence of any felonies committed during that period, prosecutors told the victims' families, according to the source familiar with meeting' family members are discussing asking officials to seek an enhanced sentence should Boeing be prosecuted and convicted, the source told Reuters the meeting, Justice Department officials said they believe they are unable to prove cases of federal manslaughter or fraud involving aircraft parts beyond a reasonable doubt, the person added.
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