Justice Department issues subpoenas in criminal investigation of Boeing
Justice Department issues subpoenas in criminal investigation of Boeing
By Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/20/business/boeing-justice-department-subpoenas/index.html?__twitter_impression=true
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It's not yet clear what possible criminal laws could be at issue in the probe. Among the things the investigators are looking into is the process by which Boeing itself certified the plane as safe, and the data it presented the FAA about that self-certification, the sources said.
The FBI Seattle office and Justice Department's criminal division in Washington are leading the investigation.
A Boeing (BA) spokesperson referred to a statement the company released earlier in the week, which indicated it "does not respond to or comment on questions concerning legal matters, whether internal, litigation, or governmental inquiries."
The safety of the 737 Max has been called into question after it was involved in two fatal crashes in less than five months. Both the crash last October involving the Lion Air jet and the crash last week involving an Ethiopian Airlines jet resulted in the deaths of everyone aboard.
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