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Legal fallout for Boeing continues over B737 MAX fraud case

Legal fallout for Boeing around its 2021 settlement of B737 MAX related fraud charges continues with the manufacturer scheduled for arraignment in a Texas court on January 26 to answer to relatives of those who died in two B737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 and who have been declared crime victims under the US Crime Victims' Rights Act.

The case is being heard in the District Court for the Northern District of Texas. It is being handled by the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) criminal division/fraud section, and the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas. The crash victims' beneficiaries are represented by attorney Paul Cassell, who wants the court to rescind Boeing's current immunity from prosecution.

In January 2021, Boeing agreed with the DOJ to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration's Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the FAA AEG's evaluation of B737 MAX. Under the terms of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), Boeing agreed to pay over USD2.5 billion - including...

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