Families Oppose Boeing's Plea Deal in 737 MAX Tragedies

Relatives of the victims from the two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes urge U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor to reject a plea deal with the Justice Department. The deal involves Boeing pleading guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and paying $243.6 million. The families plan to file objections over misleading facts and ambiguous commitments by next week.

Relatives of the victims from the two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes are calling on U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor to reject the 'sweetheart' plea deal struck with the Justice Department.

On Wednesday, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay at least $243.6 million, following the breaching of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.

The families argue in a court filing that they will submit a comprehensive objection to the plea deal next week, citing issues such as 'outdated and misleading statement of facts,' 'inaccurate sentencing guidelines,' and 'ambiguous restitution commitment' by Boeing.

(With inputs from agencies.)