A federal magistrate judge on Monday granted a request from families of victims of the 2019 Ethiopian Air Boeing 737 MAX crash to provide the DOJ confidential documents.
to provide the U.S. Department of Justice confidential documents and testimony obtained in their civil lawsuit against Boeing. The families contend the information they want to share with federal prosecutors supports "holding Boeing criminally liable" beyond the single criminal charge -- conspiracy to defraud the United States -- which formed the basis of a deferred prosecution agreement between the government and Boeing in 2021.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, the Air Boeing 737 MAX, crashed near Addis Ababa airport just six minutes after takeoff, killing all on board in 2019. blew out mid-flight -- effectively mooted the DPA and opened up Boeing to possible prosecution on the original charge or "for any federal criminal violation of which the United States has knowledge," according to a DOJ letter sent last month to U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, who presides over the criminal case. The DOJ said it is still considering how it intends to proceed and will make its determination on or before July 7.
In reaching his decision, Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman cited the DOJ's letter and the recently changed circumstances surrounding Boeing's alleged violations of the DPA.
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