Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to the two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that resulted in the tragic deaths of 346 individuals. The Justice Department announced this decision after determining that Boeing had violated an agreement that shielded it from prosecution for over three years.
Prosecutors offered Boeing the option to enter a guilty plea and pay a fine or face a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The company was accused of deceiving regulators who approved the aircraft and its pilot-training requirements.
