Justice Department officials have to decide whether to criminally charge Boeing, which would be a devastating blow for a giant manufacturer that serves as America's largest exporter.
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is pushing for Boeing to plead guilty to a criminal charge after finding the planemaker violated a settlement over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The Justice Department is expected to formally offer the plea agreement to Boeing later in the day, the sources said. Spokespeople for Boeing and the DOJ declined to comment.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors are meeting with Boeing and fatal-crash victims' relatives as a July 7 deadline looms for the Justice Department to decide whether to criminally charge the planemaker, according to two people familiar with the matter and correspondence reviewed by Reuters. Justice Department officials met with Boeing lawyers on Thursday to discuss the government’s finding that the company violated a 2021 agreement with the department, one of the sources said. Separately, federal prosecutors are slated to meet with victims’ family members on Sunday to update them on the progress of their investigation, according to the second person.