Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud charges in 737 Max crashes

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Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge and pay a massive fine in a deal with the Justice Department stemming from two fatal 737 Max crashes. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
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@ChristopherAllison-zu7ee 20 күн бұрын

Time for PEOPLE to be held accountable. A guilty company means absolutely nothing!

@feraltaco4783 19 күн бұрын

It's a cop out so no person can be held liable. It's disgusting.

@blisphul8084 19 күн бұрын

They should do like the DMA, and have 10 percent of the year's revenue go to the victims. If that means each victim gets billions in payouts, so be it.

@TheWinnetka91306 19 күн бұрын

These people literally got away with murder.

@user-xj2ly7oj9x 19 күн бұрын

If you vote D or R, you are a part of this problem.

@GuyPerson-jt9tv 19 күн бұрын

All the executives should be sent to prison.

@Mindfulness.Voyage 20 күн бұрын

So, drop in the bucket fine for a corporation. It’s not a deterrent, it’s the purchase price for people’s lives.

@JDavis-mh4rg 20 күн бұрын

Unless the fine is greater than their profits. This is just the cost of doing business.

@drookor 20 күн бұрын

Not counting they also likely murdered 3 whistleblowers in the process as well.

@johncrug2484 20 күн бұрын

@@JDavis-mh4rg the cost of doing business? you mean peoples lives?

@macofalltrades8438 20 күн бұрын

They just got rewarded for killing people. The United States is a joke of a country.

@Jason-sg9kn 20 күн бұрын

*see Fight Club for explanation.

@brianfoley3925 20 күн бұрын

All I want to know is, who is going to jail and for how long. Because if you or I did something fraudulent, and it killed 300+ people...we'd be going to jail.

@NemesisEnforcer4937 20 күн бұрын

Exactly!

@suzettegough6915 20 күн бұрын

Nobody, they said it in the report.

@boknows3841 20 күн бұрын

It's a corporation no one is held liable 😊

@Nubbley 19 күн бұрын

Same reason the Epstein clients are still politicians

@s.r6331 19 күн бұрын

@@boknows3841so CEO of the corporation shouldn't be held liable?

@samsonrene1 20 күн бұрын

I bet the politicians will get a nice paycheck from Boeing again as usual. Follow the money.

@edwinrodeo 19 күн бұрын

You betcha, lobbyists who were in government, have access to the right people.. they will sell their own mothers to make a profit.

@benjaminewing8322 19 күн бұрын

Only after they write Boeing a check for being a defense contractor. It's money laundering our tax dollars, plain and simple.

@christopherjakel1049 19 күн бұрын

Of course they will. They even said it in this article. 0:15 Conspiring to defraud the federal government. That is who will receive the $235 million fine.

@nightowlorder2750 19 күн бұрын

You voted for these same politicians. And you will vote for them again. As you always do.

@modernearthprophecy 19 күн бұрын

@@nightowlorder2750 it's literally every politician

@caliconfessions1075 19 күн бұрын

350 people died and no one goes to jail. Justice!!!

@CasualMisinformationSpreader 20 күн бұрын

Oopsy daisy. Our bad. Here's 10% off coupon for your next flight.

@nidodson 20 күн бұрын

So they profited significantly more than they were fined, and no real accountability... Their stock has almost completely recovered too... This is part of what is wrong with the US.

@feraltaco4783 19 күн бұрын

Yeah, this doesn't mean squat.

@bokisuba9702 19 күн бұрын

Just THIS is wrong with US? Buddy, its a LOOOONG list.

@thewhoopingcrane 19 күн бұрын

And Mr Jones has to pay Billions $$$ for a couple mean words hahahaha 🤡 🌎 nothing political evil to see here...

@nkiru61 19 күн бұрын

Whyte people version of justice.

@jeffsmith846 19 күн бұрын

It said they paid multi-billion dollars in 2021. What happened to that money?

@bh1326 20 күн бұрын

Why would they even be allowed to be offered a plea deal? That in itself is disgusting and an absolute insult to those who have died because of them.

@youropionmattersnot 19 күн бұрын

Ask Joe Biden.

@AnonymousGameWarden 19 күн бұрын

@@youropionmattersnotwhy would you ask a man either dementia that's sleeping all day, vs an actual convicted criminal

@LunaLapin-ho5tk 19 күн бұрын

@@AnonymousGameWarden What are you babbling about? Biden hasn't been convicted of being a child predator YET.

@themysticalcolby 19 күн бұрын

@@youropionmattersnot What did Biden do? genuinely curious

@GyzelE 19 күн бұрын

Imagine how dirty a lawyer must be to take Boeing as a client

@BoggleMeBog 19 күн бұрын

That money won’t bring those people back. People should be sitting in prison cells for LIFE right now because of this.

@orbitalpotato9940 18 күн бұрын

That money is chump change. Boeing has already made that money back by selling just two of their planes.

@Dgundam08 20 күн бұрын

What about all the whistleblowers?

@bobbievans317 20 күн бұрын

Exactly 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

@painkillerjones6232 20 күн бұрын

Hillary can't do everything!!

@davidcorley1146 19 күн бұрын

They’re too busy deciding that life isn’t worth living, apparently.

@cainmathewson1857 19 күн бұрын

I thought whistleblowers were the good guys?

@painkillerjones6232 19 күн бұрын

Ge, what happened to my comment about Hillary?

@lfkatzke 20 күн бұрын

This is wrong on so many levels. The company pleads guilty? Who suffers? Stockholders? Employees? Suppliers? How about putting the executives who made or approved of these decisions in jail and toss the keys. Claw back all their salaries, bonuses, sell their homes, yachts, aircraft, and return that to the company. Fire the rest who were associated with this debacle. There's no other way this is going to stop. Fines do nothing to deter such behavior.

@misgoldman 20 күн бұрын

Exactly, so they plead guilty and it's as if it never happened? This is how Democrats deal with issues.

@al1665 20 күн бұрын

The taxpayers suffer with the bail out

@daiton-jon-f8179 20 күн бұрын

The only way to get them is financially, they're politically insulated as you can tell with the plea bargain.

@chuckdeezy_313 20 күн бұрын

Injecting political party in this not only detracts, it's fkn dumb.@@misgoldman

@jeremygold6331 20 күн бұрын

Lock them up! How is being fired seen as action enough?!

@DollaKamalaSwalla 20 күн бұрын

since when does a company plead guilty.. what the heck is this...

@alexsmith1207 19 күн бұрын

It's a plea deal so there won't be a criminal trial

@PSimon-xr3pw 19 күн бұрын

If Boeing pleads guilty why isn’t anyone being arrested for murder, or manslaughter. Just fines? That’s crazy. In other words if you had a company and killed hundreds of people; you can plead guilty and pay a big fine.

@alexsmith1207 19 күн бұрын

They made a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial

@Tommy-Eagle-USA 20 күн бұрын

CEO still making 30M+ a year?

@knIfebOmb769 19 күн бұрын

Oh of course. Got a raise of 40+ percent in one year. No penalty for him though.

@PBMainiac 20 күн бұрын

Citizens United needs to be overturned.

@RedHorseman66 19 күн бұрын

This country is already done.

@billtomson5791 19 күн бұрын

YES

@jakemf1 19 күн бұрын

@@RedHorseman66sad but true we have done this to ourselves. Amazing we know all great empires fall from within yet we allowed this rot to happen

@buttholasaurus99 20 күн бұрын

and no one will go to prison

@JDavis-mh4rg 20 күн бұрын

Yeah this is a joke. Pathetic how corpos have more rights than people until something happens. Then they get off Scott free.

@mackenziegray2090 19 күн бұрын

Who should they throw in jail then?

@GuyPerson-jt9tv 19 күн бұрын

@mackenziegray2090 the CEO, along with every other C suite executive, every single person on the board of directors, and probably every major share holder just for good measure.

@buttholasaurus99 19 күн бұрын

@@mackenziegray2090 anyone who KNEW about the issue and didn't come forward

@mackenziegray2090 19 күн бұрын

@@GuyPerson-jt9tv why share holders? You expect them to know exactly what's going on inside the company?

@Only1Science 20 күн бұрын

So basically, they made sure everyone got paid except for the families that are suffering. A fee that they can pay on a random Wednesday and possibly write off on taxes. One day, it's not going to matter how much money they have.

@mrp9507 19 күн бұрын

@@Plutogalaxy 500 mil paid to over 300+ is nothing especially after taxes

@AndrewTheFilipino 20 күн бұрын

I have never felt so much shame in a company before today

@JDavis-mh4rg 20 күн бұрын

Should feel even worse bc nothing will happen. A small fine of a few thousand dollars and thats it. No jail time no official investigation. And in a few years itll happen again.

@sticumupkid 20 күн бұрын

And my neighbor works for this company, and my dad is always talkin to me about how this young man has a nice Job at a “nice company” 😂

@tapacitosmith9184 19 күн бұрын

Why are you feeling shame? Did you do something nefarious? Guilt issues?

@kevinprice4391 19 күн бұрын

@@sticumupkidhe does have a nice job at a nice company having corrupt leaders in the present does not dimenish the fact that boeing is one of the best employers in the united states or even the world. Show me another company where the ceo can know nothing about aircraft and make almost 40 million a year.

@NoOligarchs 19 күн бұрын

To Boeing, this is nothing more than the cost of doing business. Not to mention the whistleblower they outright murdered.

@raybod1775 20 күн бұрын

Who’s going to jail? There are people at fault… they get off without serving time and keep their jobs.

@RedHorseman66 19 күн бұрын

Sounds like these companies all have qualified immunity too.

@Garminrules 19 күн бұрын

All about the money!

@johngoodwin2384 20 күн бұрын

I’ll never fly commercial again. Thanks, Boeing.

@JasonRichardTesch 20 күн бұрын

Just fly airbus

@ernies8828 19 күн бұрын

I refuse to fly, period. This has been a risk on ALL airlines for 50 plus years. And now, with socialist DEI/LGBTQIA+ indoctrination and unconstitutional laws, no thanks

@leighdavis7813 19 күн бұрын

I stopped two decades ago. They don't care who has to die, as long as they get their money!! They analyze to predict loss!!!! If MONEY outweighs LOSS, THEY GO RIGHT AHEAD ANYWAY!!!! THEY should BE PROSECUTED!!!!!!

@NoBody-tz4fb 19 күн бұрын

@@Plutogalaxylol

@miguelcastaneda7257 19 күн бұрын

Ahh remember a majority of what they call their parts are actually made by the lowest bidder ..subcontractor...making pennies on what they charge dollars

@DUBLINMUG 19 күн бұрын

Its not fraud its MURDER

@Stuff_And_Things 20 күн бұрын

A door panel flying off mid-flight is apparently just a "mishap". Uh huh.

@jenscheibner792 19 күн бұрын

Ooopsie, we bad!!!

@misterbean4059 19 күн бұрын

The fact that this was five, almost six, years ago is insane

@TheWinnetka91306 16 күн бұрын

@@misterbean4059 I belive the reason it took 5 years is also part of their strategy. The statute of limitation for civil liability already passed so as soon as the plea was accepted the families then had no other recourse. Not 100% sure but that's what it looks like. Hope I'm wrong so the families can still sue Boeing and the execs and maybe FAA.

@ryanhayes92 19 күн бұрын

It's honestly insane that Boeing can pay a fine and get away with murder. They knowingly covered up information. Someone allowed the information to be covered up and should be held accountable.

@millabasset1710 20 күн бұрын

Keep this in mind, doesn't matter what happens to a billionaire in court, they will always live a better life than you. You're struggling with your bills, this guy can disappear and the Federal government will pretend it never happened as they move on to target you and your meager income.

@NoOligarchs 19 күн бұрын

Well said!!!

@sandyneedham6499 19 күн бұрын

Someone needs to go to jail - that is what "accountable" really means.

@28ebdh3udnav 20 күн бұрын

But nobody is going to jail. Nobody will serve time. And now, they're going to continue doing shady stuff.

@paulozeruga8454 20 күн бұрын

Executives must sit in prison!!! Instead they get 32 million salary

@fr57ujf 20 күн бұрын

As usual, no individual will be held responsible, just the "company". This practice is why companies continue to act illegally.

@greglane3978 20 күн бұрын

So if they don't send Calhoun and other board members to prison then nothing will change.

@irrelephent 20 күн бұрын

This is just simply not enough. We need to hold the PEOPLE MAKING THE CHOICES accountable. Anything less is a disservice. Hopefully those families are granted this objection.

@regolith1350 19 күн бұрын

The problem wasn't that MCAS was "faulty software". The problem was that 1) MCAS did exactly what it was designed to do and 2) Boeing management deliberately withheld all knowledge of MCAS's very existence from customers, pilots, and the FAA. MCAS wasn't the ultimate problem. Boeing management killed those people.

@shaunsutton4956 20 күн бұрын

What about their hitmen

@wolf-uq9tb 20 күн бұрын

Not one executive will be jailed.

@crtmojo2705 20 күн бұрын

The company takes the blame. Not the people who made the decisions. Corrupt much?

@coquittam1012 19 күн бұрын

No wonder David Calhoun gave himself a 45% raise increase this year, he knew this was coming

@-.-Monster 20 күн бұрын

Why does Biden sniff so many kids? Why did he rub that gentleman's arm in such a unique way? Why did pizza hut not continue to innovate when papa johns and dominoes took a commanding lead in the market? The answers to these questions and more in next week's episode of Dragon Ball Z

@moisesfuentes2090 20 күн бұрын

The penalty: they won’t receive the medal promised by the congress & presiden as the best aircraft maker!! 😅

@stevenkuykendall1079 20 күн бұрын

A big company can always find another fall guy to make the 'bad' decisions that they demand. Unless they can go for the whole group at the very top, then the company must be forced to pay extremely crippling penalties.... and not to the governments.... they are also a big part of the problem.

@newname4405 20 күн бұрын

Yeah I don’t get that, especially the “boring pleads guilt to criminal charges “; I was under the impression that if a corporate entity made a deal it would be inherently civil in nature since it would amount to only a monetary penalty, and criminal charges had to be levied against those individuals in charge? What’s the point of calling it criminal when there’s no actual criminal justice?

@JTSunriseMusic 19 күн бұрын

Corporations are people, except when they are convicted

@benitosalazar3749 19 күн бұрын

That's the "Justice" Department for you.

@mojo9291 19 күн бұрын

How have they not had every one of their airplanes recalled?

@phd8296 19 күн бұрын

That fine is only the cost of 1 plane. 300+ lives gone and CEO still enjoying his life in his million dollar mansion. CEO and board members need to be hold accountable

@ChillScrillOfficial 20 күн бұрын

Stock price went up almost $6 today so far…

@iGame3D 20 күн бұрын

"We got away with murder, again! I love this company!"

@jenscheibner792 19 күн бұрын

sickening

@jenscheibner792 19 күн бұрын

@@iGame3D Your including the two whistleblowers too??

@joshgomez5263 20 күн бұрын

And should be charged with the murder of the 2 whistleblower

@ChillScrillOfficial 20 күн бұрын

So this company is done… how many wrongful death lawsuits is that???

@EdibleGlue369 19 күн бұрын

Terrible. Little regard for the victims and even the staff on board. I wouldn't blame anyone for refusing to get on one of their planes, even if they were paid to fly it.

@keepingitmellow 20 күн бұрын

even though these accidents are commercial related you guys need to remember that boeing is one of the 5 biggest military contractors in the world. The amount of power they have most people can’t grasp

@katblack5109 20 күн бұрын

From a person who worked in the aircraft business for 38 years, i will never step foot on another a/c again.

@dom_ferris_ 19 күн бұрын

Wow

@gman8591 19 күн бұрын

Boeing CEO should be in jail for life !!! This clown as well as all the other managers involved should be in jail for life for this horrific crime. Once again.... how did they get away with this?

@baggz321 19 күн бұрын

the corperation plead guilty, not the executives who had the authority and made decisions to conceal vital design and diagnostic information related to safety. the people who made decisions need to be held accountable

@ChillScrillOfficial 20 күн бұрын

So how does a fine where it pays the Government $$$ solve anything

@ronaldperry 20 күн бұрын

Who is going to jail?

@Christian-jx3nx 19 күн бұрын

Each family should sue Boeing for at least 1 BILLION DOLLARS. Put them out of business!

@mamawjoni 19 күн бұрын

Why weren’t they being extra cautious anyway? They have slipped away from the reputation they used to have.

@snowfort77 20 күн бұрын

STOP FLYING BOEING. Refuse. Figure out another way there. Otherwise nothing will change. They will continue putting profit over your life

@nadiab7764 19 күн бұрын

Need more regulation and less deregulation.

@IaneHowe 20 күн бұрын

Not after killing 2 wistleblowers. I bet they couldn't make that deal if their information were exposed. 235 million for 737 crashes? That should be in the billions as that's a fraction of their profits.

@NekoBoyOfficial 19 күн бұрын

The CEO needs to be held accountable, not merely the company.

@acewalker 20 күн бұрын

Paying won’t do anything!!!! Charge these people! Put these people behind bars! The lack of justice here is insane!!!

@jenscheibner792 19 күн бұрын

Whistlebowers died for nothing...

@jimfesta8981 20 күн бұрын

A company is only as good as the people it employs.

@ghghghghghghghhghgh 20 күн бұрын

they employ great people. John Barnett, among others - whistleblowers trying to make this companies deeds come to light. John was murdered, his gun shot wound was not self-inflicted.

@jimfesta8981 20 күн бұрын

@@ghghghghghghghhghgh So now, Boeing is the Mafia. Please.

@michaeldeierhoi4096 20 күн бұрын

It's always the families that lost people in these kinds of trajedies that are ignored and neglected and yet to take any real accountability Boeing should be forced to pay hundreds of millions of compensation to the familiies. And that 235 mil fine is a pittance for the lost of life and Boeing's lies to push the idiotic dream liner into operation. I recall Ralph Nader talking about having lost a grandniece on one if those crashes. His analysis if the plane rush to operation seemed spot on as well.

@Mrghettoremixer 19 күн бұрын

The government needs to stop being cowards and send these ceos and executives to prison there basically letting these people get away with mass murder for a freaking fine that goes directly in the regulatory agencies pockets does the company even have to compensate all thier victims families they should be ordered to give the family of each person 3 million dollars

@foodfan731 20 күн бұрын

Does it really matter what they charge these companies with when no matter what, the punishment is always money; something in which they have an endless supply? $235 million fine to paid to the government, meanwhile their 2023 profits were $77.8 billion, and 37% of that came from government subsidies. They could literally wipe out an entire city and the consequences wouldn't phase them.

@swayswaylegend9331 17 күн бұрын

nobody will ever take you anti-corp people seriously if you guys aren't smart enough to understand numbers. Their revenue is 77.8 billion their profit margin for 2023 is actually NEGATIVE 2.24 billion. They are losing money.

@alexportiiii6414 20 күн бұрын

How big will the jail have to be to fit Boeing inside? Maybe they'll just lock up the logo.

@aileencastaneda3724 19 күн бұрын

So many mishaps, accidents, for what? No justice for the victims and for their loved ones. This will make anyone angry and their loved ones died in vain. 😢

@Johndnguyen1982 19 күн бұрын

I remember the 1st crash, they blame the pilots. And many news blame them too. The family of the pilots should sue them all.

@traildriving 19 күн бұрын

Agreed. For defamation.

@deborahwhit9583 19 күн бұрын

Did they plead guilty of MURDER yet? 😎

@silverdragon8398 20 күн бұрын

They get rid of the engineers who tried to tell the company of the poor Quality control . But so called profits Come before Safety with the Boeing TOP Brass .

@omarjassar4650 19 күн бұрын

Why couldn't Boeing deal with the witnesses like they did with that whistleblower the day before he was supposed to testify ?

@woodstream6137 19 күн бұрын

If they aren't going to imprison anybody then the company needs a more comprehensive punishment than a flat fine: Percent of revenue fine, suspension of operations, break it apart. The punishment needs to seriously affect C-suite compensation and stock prices for them to start caring.

@QuietRiot69 19 күн бұрын

This is proof that if you have money, you're untouchable

@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187 19 күн бұрын

Facts! Rules are only for normal working daily people

@cosmicthespider7974 20 күн бұрын

And I’m sure their CEO will get a stern talking to 😂

@Nunyabusiness180 19 күн бұрын

Who’s going to jail??? Or is it just a fine to line the pockets of our government??

@viodesa3 19 күн бұрын

How about the murders of the few who worked for Boeing and threatened to whistleblow on unsafe maintenance practices?

@goodpainlive 20 күн бұрын

Until CEOs are held accountable, it's much more profitable to pay the fine. They know what they are doing is illegal, but the rewards outweigh the risks. They calculate human lives in terms of profit. It's cheaper to settle than to fix a defect that they know can costs live. I am sure the CEO that resigned got a nice golden parachute. It will happen again and again. Tens of millions of dollars in fines is nothing to them. If they can pay that kind of settlement, just think of the billions in profits that they are making. And, we don't have a choice. If we want to fly, Boeing is our only option. Disgusting humans that knew about this and did nothing.

@swayswaylegend9331 17 күн бұрын

Boeing is bleeding money

@JaylenPotts-zs2qw 20 күн бұрын

I hope everyone is okay

@Thegalacticollector 19 күн бұрын

All this so called “fines” and millions being supposed pay out. The families do not get any compensation. Things gonna stay the same.

@lisbethsantinni9776 19 күн бұрын

Plea deal should be REJECTED

@ChimichurriChungus 20 күн бұрын

Lol that doesn’t have any sort of impact on Boeing, and what about the whistleblowers that were obviously murdered?

@scalpdotink8450 20 күн бұрын

Ridiculous.

@anthonytidey2005 19 күн бұрын

It's a shame that now Boeing, a safety first company, is now run by Douglas. Moving from it's HQ in Seattle was a mistake and the merger. If a car breakes down you are on the ground. With a plane it's a diffrent matter.

@evos469 19 күн бұрын

The ceo and the executives and supervising managers should be facing prison sentences

@swayswaylegend9331 17 күн бұрын

so a couple thousand people?

@michelleloynes7825 20 күн бұрын

CEO has that cocaine voice.

@derekbateman7378 19 күн бұрын

Boeing needs to be shut down

@gogogaga7441 19 күн бұрын

Pppft. No one is criminally charged and the "fine" is nothing compared to the BILLIONS in profit, going to CEO pay increases and stock buy-backs. Disgusting.

@Revkor 19 күн бұрын

*WHO IS GOING TO JAIL!?* that's what we need to hear

@richardhayduk9429 19 күн бұрын

More of the same. No accountability for corrupt corporate executives.

@homelessjesse9453 20 күн бұрын

Boomers in tears. ‘How dare you attack muh capitalism!’

@paulcooverjr.6947 19 күн бұрын

But nobody will go to jail. Fine will be held up for years. Cost will be passed down.

@rdan721 18 күн бұрын

In The Case Against Boeing, which is the documentary on Netflix, they mention that there was an email thread about where the engineers warned higher ups that MCAS could malfunction forcing the plane to nosedive and that the pilots would only have like 10 seconds to figure out what was going on before the planes trajectory was guaranteed to crash. What they need to do is take everyone on that email chain who should've spoken up and send them all to jail for the rest of their lives.

@daiton-jon-f8179 20 күн бұрын

The families of the dead whistle blowers?

@mopthermopther 20 күн бұрын

Boeing likes to clown around😄

@maternst1 19 күн бұрын

Pleading guilty without jail time is pointless. Shame on this prosecutor!

@rook6591 18 күн бұрын

They took a PLEA DEAL. This was not justice. They killed several whistle blowers. This is disgusting.

@blackhorse2947 19 күн бұрын

There needs a lot of heads rolling ………..and the ceo shouldn’t get a big bailout

@TOOMUCHSAUCE91 20 күн бұрын

How about you charge the white men with the fancy white collar suits at the top commanding positions ? This is basically saying the lost lives were paid for