The DOJ is trying to coax Boeing into a sweetheart plea deal

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One of the few entities with the power and authority to hold Boeing accountable for its many fatal failures is attempting to give the company an absurdly light slap on the wrist.

The Department of Justice is reportedly planning to file criminal fraud charges against Boeing, the world’s most successful airplane manufacturer. The charges stem from the company’s failure to comply with a 2021 agreement with federal prosecutors that was supposed to insulate the company from charges related to two fatal crashes of its notorious 737 Max passenger jets.

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