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Podcast: Corruption Crime & Compliance
Episode: Episode 212: DOJ Returns Indictment Against Former Boeing Chief Technical Pilot for 737 MAX Safety Scandal
Description: The Justice Department announced the indictment of Mark Forkner, a former Chief Technical Pilot for Boeing for his role in the 737 MAX scandal. Specifically, Forkner is charged with deceiving the FAAâs Aircraft Evaluation Group (âFAA AEGâ) relating to Boeingâs 737 MAX airplane and defrauding Boeings U.S.-based airline customers to earn millions of dollars for Boeing.Boeingâs 737 MAX scandal is tragic and disturbing. In January 2021, Boeing settled with the Justice Department and agreed to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement in exchange for total payments of $2.5 billion. As you will recall, Boeingâs 737 Max was...