Boeing Criminal Probe Widens With Seattle Grand Jury Subpoena
- Federal grand jury in Seattle has issued subpoena over blowout
- US seeks information about Alaska Airlines and other operators
The Justice Department is taking an aggressive approach with its criminal investigation into the midair blowout.
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Federal prosecutors investigating the Jan. 5 midair blowout of a Boeing Co. door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight are casting a wide net to gather information and documents, sending subpoenas and using a grand jury based in Seattle.
The US Attorney for the Western District of Washington has convened a “grand jury investigation of suspected violations of federal criminal laws,” according to a copy of a subpoena reviewed by Bloomberg News.