Boeing agrees to plead guilty to defrauding the FAA but escapes punishment sought by victims’ families
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Boeing agrees to plead guilty to defrauding the FAA but escapes punishment sought by victims’ families

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States for its role in two fatal 737 Max crashes, the Justice Department said in a court filing Sunday evening. It represents yet another black eye for the company after a series of embarrassing safety blunders, but the agreement avoids what could have been more serious consequences. It will pay up to $487 million in fines — a fraction of the $24.8 billion that families of crash victims wanted...