Boeing Will Plead Guilty to Criminal Fraud. Guess Who’s Going to Jail?
undefined 10, 2024
Boeing will plead guilty to criminal fraud charges related to the 2018 and 2019 737 Max crashes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The plea deal includes a $243.6 million fine, but no jail time for Boeing employees, angering victims' families. The crashes killed 189 people in Indonesia and 157 in Ethiopia. Boeing will admit to conspiring to mislead the FAA about plane safety. This plea deal mirrors a 2021 settlement, which DOJ claims Boeing violated. Victims' families call it a miscarriage of justice.
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