Boeing Executives Unlikely to Be Charged for 737 Max Crashes
- DoJ meets crash victims’ families to discuss potential charges
- Statute of limitations is a hurdle to charging individuals
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Current or former Boeing Co. executives are unlikely to be prosecuted for two fatal crashes of the plane-maker’s 737 Max jet in 2018 and 2019, US Justice Department prosecutors told families of victims.
The five-year deadline for bringing criminal charges would likely doom any prosecution effort targeting individuals, department officials said during a meeting with families Friday two weeks after informing the company that it had violated the terms of a deferred-prosecution agreement signed in early 2021. The department also said it hasn’t made a decision on whether to charge Boeing.