Event
United States v. The Boeing Company (2021 to 2025)
The criminal case in Fort Worth: one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, a deferred prosecution agreement, a Justice Department finding of breach, a rejected plea and a dismissal.
- Dates
- 7 Jan 2021 – 6 Nov 2025
- Place
- Fort Worth
Connections 9
involved
- U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor Primary record 123
- Boeing defendant Primary record 145
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas trial court Primary record 1
- Reed O’Connor presiding judge Primary record 1
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the families’ mandamus petitions, 31 March 2026 (revised 22 May 2026) Primary record 67
- Nadia Milleron family members who asked the court to deny the dismissal Primary record 8
- Michael Stumo family members who asked the court to deny the dismissal Primary record 8
- Paul Njoroge family members who asked the court to deny the dismissal Primary record 8
- MCAS the flight software the charge concerns Primary record 9
Timeline 1 date
- 7 Jan 2021 – 6 Nov 2025 United States v. The Boeing Company (2021 to 2025)
Proof 9 sources
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Memorandum Opinion and Order granting the motion to dismiss, United States v. The Boeing Company, Doc. 358, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 6 Nov 2025.
Primary record
the Government filed a Criminal Information charging Boeing with conspiracy to defraud and simultaneously entered into a deferred prosecution agreement
Boeing breached the DPA for “failing to design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations.”
On December 5, 2024, the Court rejected the plea agreement because the terms of the parties’ agreement were not in the public interest.
SO ORDERED this 6th day of November 2025.
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Proposed Plea Agreement, United States v. The Boeing Company, Doc. 221-1, U.S. Department of Justice, 29 Jul 2024.
Primary record
Boeing agrees to plead guilty to the most serious readily provable offense
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Government’s consolidated reply in support of its Rule 48(a) motion to dismiss, Doc. 334 (court filing; copy hosted by Reason), U.S. Department of Justice, 2 Jul 2025.
Primary record
Together, these filings represent the views of families of 29 crash victims (the “Objecting Families”).
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Letter to the Court on the status of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (breach determination), Doc. 199 (court filing; copy hosted by a law firm), U.S. Department of Justice, 14 May 2024.
Primary record
the Government has determined that Boeing breached its obligations under DPA Paragraphs 21, 22, and 26(d)
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Boeing’s reply on the Government’s motion to dismiss, Doc. 335 (court filing; copy hosted by Reason), The Boeing Company (court filing), 2 Jul 2025.
Primary record
Representatives of more than 110 individuals who perished in the MAX accidents support, or otherwise do not oppose, this resolution.
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In re Naoise Connolly Ryan et al., Nos. 25-11253 and 25-11254 (5th Cir.), revised opinion, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 22 May 2026.
Primary record
we DENY the petitions for writ of mandamus.
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United States v. The Boeing Company (case page, latest update), U.S. Department of Justice, 18 Jun 2026.
Primary record
The Fifth Circuit panel denied the mandamus petitions and the mandate was issued on June 18, 2026.
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Objection of crash victims’ families to the Government’s motion to dismiss, Doc. 318 (court filing; copy hosted by Reason), Counsel for families of crash victims (court filing), 18 Jun 2025.
Primary record
Luca Dieci, Bayihe Demissie, Sri Hartati, Zipporah Kuria, Javier de Luis, Nadia Milleron and Michael Stumo, Chris Moore, Paul Njoroge, Yuke Meiske Pelealu
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Non-Prosecution Agreement, United States v. The Boeing Company, Doc. 312-1, U.S. Department of Justice, 29 May 2025.
Primary record
about the Boeing 737 MAX’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (“MCAS”) that impacted its flight control system
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