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Families of victims in Boeing 737 Max crashes urge judge to reject plea deal

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A Boeing 737 Max in Farnborough, UK, on 20 July 2022. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters

Families of some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes said on Wednesday a US judge should reject the planemaker’s proposed plea deal with the US Department of Justice and said the government should seek a much higher fine.

On 24 July, the global company finalized an agreement to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay between $243.6m and $487m after breaching a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.

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