Boeing expected to escape charges for violating 2021 crash settlement – report

DoJ will reportedly offer deferred prosecution agreement requiring federal monitor oversee safety improvements

The US justice department is expected to allow the planemaker Boeing to escape criminal prosecution for violating the terms of a 2021 settlement related to the fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the New York Times reported on Friday.

The department plans to offer Boeing a deferred prosecution agreement, which requires the company to install a federal monitor to oversee safety improvements, the Times reported, citing people familiar with the situation.