Justice Department says it may drop criminal prosecution of Boeing over Max crashes

The Justice Department may drop its criminal prosecution of Boeing for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people. The department said in a Saturday court filing that two representatives had told the families of some crash victims about a potential pretrial resolution that would involve dismissing the criminal fraud charge against the aerospace company. The Justice Department said no decision had been made and it is giving the family members more time to weigh in. A federal judge in Texas has set the case for trial starting June 23. An attorney for many of the families says his clients strongly oppose dropping the criminal case.