The Boeing logo is seen on the side of a Boeing 737 MAX at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, Jul 20, 2022. New York: Boeing executives are unlikely to be criminally charged over fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people as the statute of limitations has likely passed, US Justice Department officials told victims' family members in a meeting.
Officials agreed to ask a judge to dismiss the charge of conspiring to defraud the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration as long as Boeing abided by the terms of the agreement over a three-year period ending Jan 7, 2024. Boeing has until Jun 13 to outline any disagreements with the department's finding that it violated the 2021 agreement."We have honored the terms of the agreement," Boeing said in a statement on Saturday.The department is weighing several options, including whether to prosecute Boeing or extend the DPA by a year. Officials could also enter into a new DPA or reach a non-prosecution agreement that does not involve court supervision.
Boeing could also face charges over its behavior during the three-year term of the DPA, though officials have not found evidence of any felonies committed during that period, prosecutors told the victims' families, according to the source familiar with meeting.
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