The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it may drop its criminal prosecution of Boeing over allegations that the company deceived federal regulators before two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
In a May 17 filing, the DOJ said government officials met with families of some crash victims the previous day to discuss a potential pretrial resolution that would involve dismissing the criminal fraud charge against the aerospace giant.
The department told the families that no final decision had been made. It also noted that the families consistently advocated for a public trial and were opposed to a motion to dismiss the case….