DALLAS (AP) — A hearing in Texas could be the final chance for families of Boeing 737 Max crash victims to demand criminal prosecution of the company. U.S. District Chief Judge Reed O’Connor is set to hear arguments Wednesday in Fort Worth on a motion to dismiss a felony fraud charge against Boeing. The charge relates to crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that have killed 346 people. Prosecutors claim Boeing deceived regulators about a flight-control system implicated in the crashes. The Justice Department initially settled with Boeing for $2.5 billion, but revived the charge last year. Families hope for more severe punishment and prosecution of former executives.
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