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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Federal trial court in Fort Worth that heard United States v. The Boeing Company.

4 links, 3 backed by primary records

Judge Reed O’Connor presided over the Boeing case.

Connections 4

Mark Forkner 23 Mar 2022 four counts of wire fraud; jury verdict Scholarship & press 2 3

Boeing 6 Nov 2025 dismissal of the information at the Government’s request, with Boeing’s consent Primary record 4
The judge wrote that he did not have the authority to refuse.

Timeline 2 dates

Proof 4 sources

Order rejecting the plea agreement, United States v. The Boeing Company, Doc. 282, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 5 Dec 2024. Primary record
SO ORDERED this 5th day of December, 2024. Reed O’Connor UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Former Boeing test pilot found not guilty of deceiving FAA (Associated Press, as published by HeraldNet), The Associated Press, 23 Mar 2022. Scholarship & press
A jury in federal district court in Fort Worth deliberated less than two hours before finding Mark Forkner not guilty on four counts of wire fraud.
Pilot Acquitted In MAX Case, AVweb, 23 Mar 2022. Scholarship & press
Former Boeing test pilot Mark Forkner has been acquitted of deceiving the FAA about the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) on the Boeing 737 MAX.
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 Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 312) is GRANTED.
On December 5, 2024, the Court rejected the plea agreement because the terms of the parties’ agreement were not in the public interest.

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