Judge Demands Boeing, DOJ Clarify Diversity Role in Plea Deal

A federal judge has requested details on how diversity and inclusion policies will influence the selection of an independent monitor for Boeing's plea agreement.

• U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor has ordered Boeing and the Justice Department to explain how diversity and inclusion policies will affect the appointment of an independent monitor overseeing Boeing's compliance.
• The plea deal involves Boeing pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud regulators following the two fatal 737 MAX crashes that resulted in 346 deaths.
• Boeing has agreed to pay a fine of up to $487.2 million and invest at least $455 million in safety and compliance improvements over three years.
• Relatives of crash victims oppose the plea deal, arguing it fails to adequately hold Boeing accountable for the deaths caused by the crashes.
• The Justice Department and Boeing have until October 25 to respond to the judge's inquiries regarding the diversity and inclusion considerations in the monitor selection process.

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