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A US judge on Tuesday suddenly set a June 23rd trial date in a Department of Justice criminal fraud case For Boeing This is attributed to a suspected misrepresentation to US regulators regarding the 737’s biggest critical system.
In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy charges after two fatal 737 maximum crashes, and agreed to pay a fine of up to $487.2 million. US District Judge Reed O’Connor previously agreed to a new plea deal after giving Boeing and DOJ until April 11, refusing his previous contract and taking responsibility for diversity and comprehensive provisions.
In 2023, O’Connor said Fort Worth, Texas“Boeing crimes could be considered the most deadly corporate crime in US history.”
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Boeing is attempting to withdraw an existing plea agreement. O’Connor did not show why he set a trial date or why he retracted the previous April 11 deadline.
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Boeing said Tuesday that the company and the Justice Department “continue to engage in a sincere discussion about proper resolution of this issue.”
The Department of Justice did not immediately comment.
Last year’s Boeing plea agreement included spending $455 million to improve safety and compliance practices, as well as three years of court supervision probation and three years of independent monitor supervision.
The largest Boeing 737 aircraft was assembled on June 25, 2024 at its factory in Renton, Washington. (Jennifer Buchanan via Reuters/File Photos/Reuters Photos/Pool)
Relatives of the two 737 Max Crashes victims who happened in 2018 and 2019 and killed 346 people have called the judiciary agreement a “lovers” deal that failed to properly hold Boeing accountable for the death of a loved one.
Erin Applebaum, the lawyer representing the 34 families killed in the 2019 Max Ethiopian Airlines crash, Ministry of Justice “To stand on the right side of history, we refuse to negotiate further pleas and move forward with full prosecution.”
She added: “Families deserve a day in court, and this opportunity for justice should not be wasted.”
The accepted plea deal will brand Boeing a felon who was convicted of conspiring to fraud the Federal Aviation Administration over problematic software that affects the flight control system of planes that crashed during Max’s certification.
In May, the DOJ discovered that it was violating a 2021 agreement that Boeing protected against crash fall prosecution. Prosecutors then decided to file a criminal complaint for Boeing and negotiate the current plea deal.
The decision followed an in-flight blowout of the door panels of Alaska Airlines jets on January 5, 2024, which revealed ongoing safety and quality issues at Boeing.
Trump administration officials said regulators must keep Boeing strong after a string of mistakes.
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“We need to make Boeing tougher, we need to make it tougher in the industry,” said Steve Bradbury, who was confirmed as Associate Transportation Secretary this month.
