The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.

The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.

Under the “agreement in principle,” which still needs to be finalized, Boeing would pay or invest more than $1.1 billion, including an additional $445 million for the crash victims’ families, the Justice Department said.

In return, the department has agreed to dismiss the fraud charge against Boeing, allowing the manufacturer to avoid a possible criminal conviction that could have jeopardized the company’s status as a federal contractor, according to experts.

  • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    You misunderstand. It’s actually “Just Us.”

    The basic idea of the court is to administer the concentrated power of a few elites who are completely unaccountable and above the law. It’s an absolute power system that belongs just to “Us,” our elites. Those are the people who make the rules and tell us what to do in our system of government.

    Alternatively, you can think of it as the laws apply only to us at the bottom. In this case, “us” refers to the citizens. It’s right in the name (US)A.

    Common misconception. Totally get it if you’re not from this country. In general, just remember it’s an authoritarian regime. That means that laws are an arbitrary device used to enforce and apply their power.