Boeing Avoids Prosecution in MAX Crashes

0:00It's March 31st. I'm Cory with the story, and this is US News Today, your AI-powered national briefing. A federal appeals court just backed a lower judge's call to let the Justice Department drop its criminal case against Boeing over those deadly seven. 37 Max Crashes The deal means Boeing skips prosecution for the fraud charge tied to the two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia back in 2018 and 2019, which killed 346 people. That judge in Texas called it the deadliest corporate crime in US history and slammed the agreement for not holding Boeing accountable enough for. Public safety, but he said he had no power to stop it. Victims' family spot hard, arguing a crime victim's law should let them challenge the dismissal, but the appeals panel ruled it doesn't give. Unlimited appeal rights Boeing is now paying $444.5 million more to a victim's fund plus a $243.6 million.

1:01Fine and $455 million for safety upgrades, meanwhile the FAA is eyeing a $3.1 million penalty for fresh. Violations, including that Alaska Airlines doorpluck scare, this saga's far from over as scrutiny ramps up.