Rejects

Judge Rejects Boeing Plea Deal Over Fatal Crashes, Demands Stricter Oversight and True Accountability

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Washington — A U.S. federal judge has recently overturned a plea agreement between Boeing and the U.S. government, a deal that was set to resolve criminal charges tied to two catastrophic plane crashes that claimed 346 lives. The decision on Thursday came after criticisms that the agreement allowed Boeing too lenient a route to absolve its responsibilities for the incidents. The plea deal, originally agreed upon in July, required Boeing to plead guilty to a single count of criminal fraud, undergo independent monitoring, and pay a $243 million fine. However, Judge Reed O’Connor cited several … Read more

Federal Judge Rejects Boeing’s Guilty Plea Deal Over 737 Max Training Fraud, Citing Victims’ Rights

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DALLAS — In a significant legal development, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a plea agreement involving Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department. The collapsed deal would have seen Boeing confess to defrauding regulators concerning the pilot training requirements for its 737 Max jetliner, which was implicated in two catastrophic crashes that killed 346 people. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision in Texas casts new uncertainties on the aerospace giant’s potential criminal liability tied to the design and marketing practices of its best-selling aircraft. The rejected plea suggested a negotiated settlement that might have allowed … Read more

Judge Rejects Prosecution Demand for Phone Records in High-Profile Boston Murder Case

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Dedham, Massachusetts — In a recent ruling, a Massachusetts judge denied the prosecution’s bid to obtain phone records from the parents of Karen Read, who faces charges in the murder of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. This decision throws into spotlight the question of privacy rights and the reach of the law in criminal proceedings. Judge Beverly Cannone ruled that the request for the phone records did not meet the stringent legal standards required for such third-party subpoenas during pretrial proceedings. The ruling highlighted the insufficiencies in the prosecutors’ affidavit which, according to … Read more

Commerce Township Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder After Jury Rejects Insanity Plea

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PONTIAC, Mich. — A jury in Oakland County rendered a verdict that will see Vincent Floyd Vuichard, 61, spend the rest of his life in prison for the first-degree murder of his wife, Tanya Vuichard, at their home in Commerce Township. The decision came after a trial that detailed a brutal portrait of domestic violence and murder. The case, which culminated this Tuesday, stemmed from a grim discovery on May 17, 2021, when Tanya Vuichard, a much-loved mother and grandmother, was found deceased, draped with a comforter in the couple’s bathroom. She had suffered multiple … Read more