Boeing Killed 346 People. So Why Did They Get a Sweetheart Deal?

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🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Most criminal defendants can't kill 346 people and expect to get off with a light fine and three years of probation, but most criminal defendants are not The Boeing Company. In today's show, we examine the differences between different kinds of pretrial diversion agreements and why the best ones are reserved for ultra-wealthy defendants like Boeing and Jeffrey Epstein.

We then take a closer look at the DOJ's routine use of deferred prosecution agreements to help our nation's most valued citizens (corporations) avoid the unpleasant inconvenience of facing actual consequences of their actions (killing people), with a special focus on the NPA which recently resolved Boeing's recent deadly fraud involving its 737 MAX.

1. Boeing Deferred Prosecution Agreement (1/7/2021)
2. "Nosedive: Boeing and the Corruption of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement," Prof. John C. Coffee (6/6/2022)
3. "Why Boeing pilot Forkner was acquitted in the 737 MAX prosecution,"| The Seattle Times (3/25/22)
4. "Blowing the Door Off Boeing’s ‘Epstein Deal’" - The American Prospect (2/9/24)
5. Fifth Circuit order dated 12/15/23 from In re Ryan et al confirming that courts have no authority to review a DPA and that families will have to wait to oppose any future motion to dismiss

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0:00.0	I'm sorry which of us went to law school We don't have to work with any lawyer we don't want and that means you're fired.
0:22.8	Why is it only the witnesses must swear to tell the whole truth?
0:30.6	Why isn't the same oath administered to the attorneys?
0:34.0	And there he is, he's nothing.
0:37.0	It's the Emperor without clothes.
0:39.0	Welcome to opening Arguments.
0:43.0	The podcast where a comedian takes lawyers to court.
0:46.0	Don't take ethics advice from Alan Dershowitz.
0:49.0	Hello and welcome to opening arguments. This is episode
0:54.6	one thousand and nineteen. I'm your host Thomas Smith and joining me today is
0:58.4	Matt Cameron. How you doing Matt? I'm reaching a cruising altitude and I think I'm
1:02.4	about to release my trade tables.
1:03.7	All right well you've got your pilot voice down.
1:06.2	Also joining us on board the cabin is Casey, welcome back Casey.
1:10.3	I thank you for having me again.
1:11.6	It is our pleasure. It is so nice to get to have not one expert in criminal law but two and we're going to use that expertise today to talk about the different kind of plea deals you can get when you're you know just a person
1:24.0	versus a multi-billion dollar corporation for example but first we're going to take a little
1:29.2	ad break if you'd like to avoid the ads go to patreon. com slash law.
1:32.8	Thanks so much to those who pledge and support the show
1:35.5	and we will see you after this break.
1:40.8	All right, Matt.
1:41.5	Corporations are people, my friend, and still they want a good plea deal after they've done something really criminal, and then they're back to being corporations, I think.
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