The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution after two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max planes. Ta.
The Department of Justice is currently considering whether to sue the aircraft manufacturer.
The Justice Department said Tuesday in a filing in the U.S. District Court in Texas that Boeing failed to make changes to prevent violations of federal fraud laws, which are a condition of the 2021 settlement.
The decision means Boeing could be prosecuted for “any federal criminal violation known to the United States,” including the fraud charges Boeing had hoped to avoid with the $2.5 billion settlement, the Justice Department said. said.
However, it is unclear whether the government will prosecute the manufacturing giant.
“The government is determining how to proceed with this matter,” the Justice Department said in a court filing.
