Gee, What a Shame

The Department of Justice has announced that Boeing has breached its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement regarding the 737 MAX debacle.

This means that the criminal prosecution of Boeing for fraud, criminally negligent homicide, etc. can proceed.

As a start, you can frog march Jack Welch disciple Dave Calhoun out of Boeing's headquarters in handcuffs:

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Boeing Co, opens new tab had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.

The Justice Department said in a court filing in Texas that the U.S. planemaker had failed to "design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations."

Justice Department officials made the finding in the wake of a separate January in-flight blowout that exposed continuing safety and quality issues at Boeing. A panel blew off a new Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet during a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines, opens new tab flight, just two days before the 2021 agreement shielding Boeing from prosecution over the previous fatal crashes expired.

The determination exposes Boeing to a potential criminal prosecution over the 2018 and 2019 crashes that could carry steep financial penalties and tougher oversight, deepening a corporate crisis and reputational damage stemming from the January blowout.

While Boeing is now subject to prosecution as a result of breaching the 2021 agreement, the Justice Department said in the court filing, officials will consider steps the planemaker has taken to address and remediate violation of the pact before determining how to proceed.

The Justice Department directed Boeing to respond by June 13 and intends to decide whether to prosecute Boeing by July 7, the filing said.

This needs to be approached like an organized crime prosecution, go after the low-level actors, and get them to flip on their superiors.