DOJ Presents Boeing With Plea Deal in 737 Max Crash Cases

The agreement would install an independent monitor to oversee the company's quality improvements, three years of probation, and a $244 million fine.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, July 02, 2024 at 02:07 PM ET

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Kimberly Johnson

Boeing has until the end of the week to decide if it will accept a plea deal offered by the Department of Justice to resolve a criminal charge of fraud stemming from two 737 Max crashes. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing must decide by week's end whether to accept a DOJ plea deal for a criminal fraud charge stemming from two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
The proposed deal includes a $244 million fine, a three-year probationary period, an independent monitor, and an admission of defrauding safety regulators, but no admission of fault for the victims' deaths.
Families of the victims are insulted by the deal, deeming it too lenient, and are advocating for a $24.8 billion fine and an independent monitor.
This plea agreement follows the DOJ's determination that Boeing violated a previous deferred prosecution agreement, which expired after a recent incident involving a 737 Max door plug.

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Boeing has until the end of the week to decide if it will accept a plea deal offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve a criminal charge of fraud stemming from two 737 Max crashes that resulted in the deaths of 346 people.

On Sunday federal prosecutors met with attorneys representing the families of those killed. The plea agreement would include the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the company’s progress on safety and quality improvements, a three-year probationary period, and a $244 million fine.