Boeing’s plea deal over 737 Max jet crashes was rejected over DEI policies. Now the judge has set a June trial date

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Lawyers for the aerospace company and the Justice Department have spent months trying to renegotiate a July 2024 plea agreement that called for Boeing to plead guilty to a single felony charge.

Many relatives of passengers who died off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia have pushed for the prosecution of former Boeing officials, a public criminal trial and more severe financial punishment for the company.

He expressed particular concern that the agreement “requires the parties to consider race when hiring the independent monitor … ‘in keeping with the (Justice) Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.“In a case of this magnitude, it is in the utmost interest of justice that the public is confident this monitor selection is done based solely on competency.

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Author / Journalist: The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

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Published On: 2025-03-26 @ 12:38:19 (3 days ago)

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