The Justice Department has filed an agreement in which Boeing will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people.

Boeing finalized a guilty plea to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and agreed to pay a $243.6 million fine after it breached a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, according to a court filing on Wednesday.

Boeing Co. has completed an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, setting the stage for a possible courtroom confrontation with relatives of those who were killed.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a $243.6 million fine after violating a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. The case revolves around false representations made about key software for the 737 MAX.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to fraud to settle charges stemming from the crashes of two of its 737 Max jets

The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed,

The Justice Department said Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million after the Justice Department said the planemaker had breached a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement,

The detailed plea agreement was filed in federal district court in Texas. The American company and the Justice Department reached a deal on the guilty plea and the agreement's broad terms earlier this month.

The Justice Department said Boeing had agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million after the planemaker breached a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement,