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Re:DOJ fines Boeing over $2.5B, charges it with fraud conspi... by BurningFrog on Thursday January 07, 2021 @10:04PM (#25681036)
> The DOJ certainly seems to think a law was broken.

That fortunately doesn't matter.

To send someone to jail, you need to convince a jury they committed a serious crime.

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Re:DOJ fines Boeing over $2.5B, charges it with fraud conspi... by mayneack on Friday January 08, 2021 @03:23PM (#25689927)
I don't understand this comment. The DOJ bringing charges has to be step one towards that end. The same exact thing is happening with Boeing, we just didn't hear about it until after they negotiated a settlement. This happens all the time with plea deals. If they can't agree it goes to trial.
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Re:DOJ fines Boeing over $2.5B, charges it with fraud conspi... by BurningFrog on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:43PM (#25690901)
> The DOJ bringing charges has to be step one towards that end.

Sure. My point is that it's quite different from a conviction.

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