Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a felony fraud charge in a new deal with the Justice Department. The department said Thursday that it expects to file the detailed plea agreement no sooner than the middle of next week. Prosecutors made the appointment of such a monitor a condition of the plea deal, which also calls for Boeing to pay a new $243.6 million fine. They want a trial, not a plea deal, and they say Boeing should pay a $24 billion fine. The January 2021 decision by the Justice Department not to prosecute Boeing came in the final days of the Trump administration.

Source: Ethiopian News July 18, 2024 18:32 UTC