A federal judge on Thursday rejected Boeing's plea deal over a criminal fraud charge stemming from two fatal 737 crashes in 2018 and 2019. Why it matters: The plane crashes in Indonesia and ...

U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor had previously given Boeing and DOJ until April 11 to come to an agreement on a new plea deal after he rejected the prior deal, faulting a diversity and inclusion ...

Judge Subramanian deferred addressing the matter until a May 1 hearing. While specifics of the plea deal remain undisclosed, this marks the first official acknowledgment of its existence.