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Families of Boeing Crash Victims Urge DOJ to Pursue Criminal Charges

Victims' relatives seek accountability for 737 MAX crashes, pushing for prosecutions of Boeing and its executives.

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Catherine Berthet, of France, closes her eyes as she holds a photo of her deceased daughter Camille Geoffroy, in front of other families that lost loved ones to crashes of the Boeing 737 Max airliner outside the federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Relatives of passengers who died in two Boeing Max crashes are pushing federal officials to prosecute the company, but they're not getting any promises from the Justice Department.(AP Photo/LM Otero, file)
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Overview

  • Families met with DOJ officials to demand legal action against Boeing for the fatal crashes.
  • DOJ found Boeing violated a 2021 agreement to avoid prosecution by failing to comply with safety terms.
  • Boeing has 30 days to appeal the DOJ's ruling before a court hearing on July 7.
  • Victims' families criticize the 2021 deal as insufficient and demand harsher penalties.
  • Options for DOJ include prosecuting Boeing, extending the current probation, or negotiating a new plea deal.