The company would avoid prosecution in the Department of Justice Agreement

The Department of Justice and Boeing They are close to an agreement that would allow the aerospace giant to avoid declaring themselves guilty or a trial in a criminal case related to two fatal accidents of their 737 Jet Max Passenger, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Boeing agreed to declare himself guilty in the case last summer in an agreement with the Department of Justice after the Biden administration found earlier that year that the company violated a 2021 agreement linked to accidents. A judge rejected that guilt last year, citing concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion, and opened the possibility that Boeing could face the trial.

The fraud position comes from the development of Boeing of 737 Max. The United States had accused Boeing of deceptive regulators about its inclusion of a flight control system in the Max that was later involved in the two accidents.

A final non -prosecution agreement has not yet been reached, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing negotiations.

The Department of Justice did not comment immediately, and Boeing refused to comment on the matter.

According to the new agreement, Boeing could pay the relatives of the victims of the two maximum accidents. In total, the two best -selling Jet Boeing accidents killed the 346 people aboard the planes.

The new tentative agreement, which was previously reported by Reuters, would mean that Boeing would not be labeled as a criminal. That label could have come with restrictions on the work of the defense contractor.

Boeing is the country's largest exporter and, in addition to making commercial airplanes, he is an important defense contractor. The Trump administration recently granted the company a billionaire contract to build a next -generation combat plane.