Families of victims who died in Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes urge DOJ to prosecute Boeing

They met with officials Friday. Boeing agreed in 2021 to pay more than $2 billion, mostly to airlines, to avoid prosecution on a fraud charge. It appeared the case would be dismissed permanently, but the Alaska Airlines door plug blow-out in January over Oregon led to new investigations.Just two weeks ago, the Department of Justice determined that Boeing violated the terms of a deferred prosection agreement, or DPA, that let the company avoid prosecution.

Those include a statute of limitations with the crashes happening more than five years ago. Also, potential problems with providing proof in the case. He cited the example of a Boeing employee that was acquitted by a jury in that case."DOJ looks at the acquittal of Mark Forkner as an example of the risk involved in a trial. Personally, I view Mr. Forkner differently than a top ranked executive. Jurors acquitted Forkner I think, because he looked like a scapegoat," he said.

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