The Justice Department said Boeing failed to ‘design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations’
had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the plane maker from criminal prosecution over fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
The determination exposes Boeing to a potential criminal prosecution over the 2018 and 2019 crashes that could carry steep financial penalties and tougher oversight, deepening a corporate crisis and reputational damage stemming from the January blowout. Boeing confirmed it had received word from the Justice Department of its determination that the company breached the 2021 deal, known as a deferred prosecution agreement, or DPA.
But the Jan. 5 inflight blowout occurred just two days before the agreement expired. Justice Department officials weighed that incident as part of a broader probe into whether Boeing violated the deal, people familiar with the matter previously told Reuters. Erin Applebaum, another lawyer for victims’ family members, told Reuters that she and her clients were “pleased that DOJ has chosen to do the right thing” and hoped a prosecution would follow.
Prosecutors can extend the 2021 settlement for another year or push for oversight by a court-appointed monitor, a costly change from the 2021 agreement where Boeing was allowed to oversee its own changes to its practices.
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