Summary In a court filing on August 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ), recommended the judge to accept the plea deal that it had agreed with Boeing. The DOJ's filing was submitted following five motions opposing the plea deal. One of the DOJ's arguments was that it had reached the limit of what it could or could not prove about Boeing's fraudulent activities related to the two fatal 737 MAX crashes.
In its latest court filing, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended that the judge overseeing Boeing’s violated deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) case would accept the plea deal that the DOJ and aircraft manufacturer agreed, despite objections from crash victims’ families and LOT Polish Airlines . Motions opposing the plea deal The DOJ submitted its motion to support the plea deal on August 14, arguing that Reed O’Connor should accept the plea deal despite five objections from stakeholders, including the two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash victims’ families (four motions against) and LOT Polish Airlines (one motion against). The latter filed its objection and sought to be recognized as a ‘victim crime,’ the DOJ noted.
“The Agreement is a strong and significant resolution that holds Boeing accountable and serves the public interest.” According to the DOJ, the plea deal held Boeing accountable for its most serious, readily provable offense, namely the conspiracy to obstruct and impede the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Evaluation Gro.