Overview

• Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have called for the Department of Justice to hold Boeing executives criminally accountable for safety issues.
• The plea deal with Boeing includes a $243.6 million fine and a three-year probation but has been criticized as insufficient by the senators and victims' families.
• Recent technical failures, including a door plug blowout on a 737 Max, continue to raise safety concerns about Boeing's aircraft.
• The Justice Department argues that conspiracy to defraud the government is the most serious charge it can prove against Boeing.
• A federal hearing is scheduled for October 11 to address objections to the plea deal from families of the 737 Max crash victims.