A federal judge on Thursday rejected a plea deal between Boeing and the Justice Department, after the aerospace firm agreed to plead guilty to a fraud charge and pay more than $243 million to resolve cases linked to two fatal plane crashes, killing a combined 346 people in 2018 and 2019, after the victims’ family members opposed the agreement.
The aerospace firm had agreed to plead guilty to a fraud charge linked to two crashes that killed ... [+]
Judge Reed O’Connor rejected Boeing’s plea agreement, citing criticism from victims’ family members that Boeing’s deal to have an independent monitor oversee its compliance and safety programs was a “sweetheart deal,” according to a court filing Thursday.
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