A federal judge in Texas has set a trial date in June of the United States government The conspiracy issue for years against Boeing For the misleading organizers about A maximum of 737 Jetliner before two planes crashed, killing 346 people.

American boycott judge, Red OkunorHe did not explain on his tabing order on Tuesday why he decided to determine the case for trial. Aerospace’s lawyers and the Ministry of Justice spent months in an attempt to re -negotiateJuly 2024 Acknowledgment AgreementThis called Boeing to acknowledge guilt on one felony.

The judge rejected this deal in DecemberDiversity, integration and fairnessThe policies that the Ministry of Justice had at that time may affect a screen to oversee the company’s compliance with the conditions of the proposed sentence.

Since then, O’Connor had extended three times the deadline for the two sides to report how they planned to move forward. He gave them the latest extension, which was granted earlier this month, until April 11, “to grant a possible decision for this case less than the trial.”

The judge canceled the remaining time on Tuesday, which set a timetable for the procedures leading to a trial on June 23 in Fort Worth.

The Ministry of Justice refused to comment on the judge’s action. Boeing statement does not shed light on negotiations.

The company said: “As mentioned in the recent deposits of the parties, Boeing and the Ministry of Justice are still participating in goodwill discussions about an appropriate solution to this issue.”

The deal, which the judge refused to agree to avoid a criminal trial by allowing Boeing to guilty to take advantage of the federal aviation administrators who have agreed to the minimumA maximum of 737Almost a decade ago. The most intensity training in aviation simulation has increased the cost of airlines to operate the new plane model at the time.

Development and testimony of what has become BoeingBetter -selling planeIt became an intense focus for safety investigators after thatTwo of Max aircraft were crashedLess than five months separately in 2018 and 2019. Many of the relatives of passengers who died off the coast of Indonesia and EthiopiaI pushed for the claimBoeing officials are former officials, a general criminal trial and a more severe financial punishment for the company.

In response to the criticism of the petition last year from the families of the victims, the prosecutors said they had no evidence to say that Boeing deception played a role in accidents. Prosecutors told Okonor that the conspiracy to commit a fraud charge was the most difficult to prove against Boeing.

O’Connor did not object to his ruling in December against the contact agreementThe sentence Boeing had faced itA fine of up to $ 487.2 million with credit granted for $ 243.6 million from previously paid penalties; A condition for investing $ 455 million in compliance and safety programs; And external oversight within three years of testing.

Instead, the judge focused his negative evaluation on the process of choosing a strange person to monitor Boeing’s actions to prevent fraud. He expressed his concern in particular that the agreement “requires the two parties to think about race when contracting with an independent screen …” in line with the Ministry of Justice’s commitment to diversity and integration. “

“In a state of this size, it is in the interest of justice in the maximum that the audience is confident that the selection of the screen is based only on efficiency. DEI’s efforts for the parties only undermine this confidence in the government’s ethics, Boeing’s effort and combating mystery,” Okonor wrote.

ExecutivePresident Donald Trump signedDuring the first week of his second term, he sought to end diversity, shares and integration programs throughout the federal government. Trump’s move may make the judge’s concerns, depending on the results of the legal challenges of his order.

It means Trump’s return to the office as wellThe leadership of the Ministry of Justice has changedSince the Federal Prosecutors decided last year to follow up the case against Boeing.

Boeing agreed to the deal of guilt only after the Ministry of Justice decided last year that the company violated the 2021 agreement that was protecting it against the criminal prosecution on the same fraud charge.

Government officials began reviewing the case after thatThe door panel explodedAirlines 737 MAX during the trip in January 2024. This incident has renewed concerns about the quality and safety of manufacturing in Boeing, and the company’s situationUnder intense auditBy organizers and legislators.

Boeing’s lawyers said last year that if a guilt recognition agreement is rejected, the company will challenge the discovery of the Ministry of Justice that it has violated the deferred nutrition agreement. Ocannor helped as Boeing by writing in his decision in December that it was not clear what the company did to violate the 2021 deal.

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