Federal prosecutors have given Boeing until June 13 to respond to their determination.
The DOJ told a federal court that it determined Boeing breached a non-prosecution agreement allowing it to escape prosecution over 2 fatal crashes.The Department of Justice has notified a federal court in Texas that it has determined Boeing breached a non-prosecution agreement that allowed the company to escape criminal prosecution over two fatal crashes of 737 Max airplanes in 2018 and 2019, according to a newly filed letter.
The DOJ stated in the letter that based on the breaches of the agreement, identified by the government, that Boeing is now subject to prosecution, though the department is "still determining how it will proceed in this matter." The first crash on Oct. 29, 2018, in Jakarta, Indonesia, killed all 189 passengers and crew. The second crash, on March 10, 2019, happened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when a Boeing aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff and killed 157 people onboard.
Responding to the letter, Boeing released a statement to ABC News, saying, "We believe that we have honored the terms of that agreement, and look forward to the opportunity to respond to the Department on this issue."
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