The United State Department of Justice has reached an agreement with Boeing allowing the company to pay $1.1 Billion to avoid prosecution for two passenger jet crashes that resulted in the death of over 300 individuals. Boeing will have to put $455 million toward strengthening its compliance, safety and quality programs, and give $444.5 million to the families of crash victims, the Justice Department said Friday. It would also pay a criminal monetary penalty of $487.2 million, with credit for the $243.6 million penalty Boeing has already paid. Boeing would also admit to conspiracy to obstruct and impede operations at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation group.
The criminal case stems from Boeing’s admission that former employees deceived air-safety regulators before the crashes, which happened in 2018 and 2019. Boeing resolved an investigation in 2021 by agreeing to improve its antifraud-compliance program however prosecutors later said the company had violated the agreement.
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