The Department of Justice determined that Boeing violated a "deferred prosecution agreement" that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, the agency told a federal judge on Tuesday, May 14. It is now up to the DOJ to weigh whether to file charges against the aircraft maker. Prosecutors will tell the court no later than July 7 how they plan to proceed, the Department of Justice said. Boeing failed to make changes to prevent it from violating federal anti-fraud laws, which was a condition of the 2021 agreement, Glenn Leon, the head of the fraud section of the Justice Department’s criminal division, said in a letter. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/aerospace/boeing/boeing-violated-deal-737-max-crashes-doj/281-36da5f82-9846-4a8c-b5d8-a4344e52bc61