(Reuters) — The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the planemaker to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The Justice Department planned to formally offer a plea agreement to Boeing later in the day, which includes a […]
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Prosecutors recommend Justice Department criminally prosecute Boeing
Federal prosecutors have recommended to top Justice Department officials that airline manufacturer Boeing be criminally prosecuted, CBS News has learned. While the recommendation to the Department of Justice’s senior leadership is not a final decision, it is the latest development in the ongoing back-and-forth over Boeing’s alleged violation of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. The […]
German prosecutors criminally charge far-right Bavarian politician
A politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Bavaria has been criminally charged with a range of allegations including incitement, the use of banned extremist symbols, money laundering and coercion. Daniel Halemba, 22, was elected to Bavaria’s state parliament in 2023. His fellow lawmakers have already lifted his parliamentary immunity to allow the […]
Aroostook woman found not criminally responsible for deadly apartment fire
May 29—An Aroostook County woman was found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity after a fire at her apartment last year killed her boyfriend and displaced their neighbors. Superior Court Justice Stephen Nelson committed Susan Kochanowski to the custody of state health officials during a plea hearing on May 22 based on testimony from […]
Bath man charged with criminally negligent homicide after woman found dead in motel
A Bath man faces a homicide charge in connection with what authorities are calling a “suspicious” death at a village motel. Police said Richard I. Seager, 49, of Bundy Avenue, was arrested on one count of criminally negligent homicide after a 49-year-old woman was found dead in her room at the Super 8 motel late […]
two Colorado paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide in 2019 killing
Two Colorado paramedics have been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in 2019. The jury’s guilty verdict on Friday marks an extraordinarily rare case of a paramedics being found criminally liable for a civilian’s death in police custody and follows after years of protests. […]
Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made her first prenatal visit to a […]
Trump will target media ‘criminally or civilly’ if re-elected, ally vows | Donald Trump
A Donald Trump ally who worked in his justice department said on Tuesday that if the former president is elected again, his administration will retaliate against people in the media “criminally or civilly”. Kash Patel, who was also chief of staff in the defense department and held a role on the national security council, made […]