Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 MAX crashes
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The US Department of Justice is set to drop a criminal case against aircraft maker Boeing despite the fact that the company agreed to plead guilty last year, according to attorneys for families of victims of two fatal crashes of the 737 Max that led to the case.
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.
The victims' family members had until 5 p.m. Thursday to be heard after receiving a letter from the DOJ that a deal was in the works.