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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/ ... tion-agreement.html
《纽约·时报》报道称，美国司法部正在考虑与波音公司达成一项协议，该协议将使波音公司避免刑事起诉，但会有一名联邦监管员来监督公司在安全改进方面的进展。
The Justice Department is expected to allow Boeing to escape criminal prosecution for violating the terms of a 2021 settlement related to problems with the company’s 737 Max 8 model that led to two deadly plane crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to people familiar with the discussions.
据知情人士透露，预计司法部将允许波音公司避免因违反2021年与该公司737 Max 8机型问题有关的和解条款而导致的刑事起诉，该机型在2018年和2019年导致了两起致命的飞机失事。
Instead, the Justice Department plans to offer Boeing what is known as a deferred prosecution agreement, which is often used to impose monitoring and compliance obligations on businesses accused of financial crimes or corruption, as opposed to trying to convict the company. The agreement will stipulate that Boeing install a federal monitor to oversee safety improvements, according to the people familiar with the situation.
相反，司法部计划向波音公司提供所谓的延期起诉协议，该协议通常用于对被指控犯有金融犯罪或腐败的企业施加监督和合规义务，而不是试图给该公司定罪。据知情人士透露，该协议将规定波音公司需接受联邦监管来监督安全改进。
Federal prosecutors said in May that Boeing had violated a previous deferred prosecution agreement by failing to set up and maintain a program to detect and prevent violations of U.S. anti-fraud laws. The settlement was reached in 2021, after Boeing admitted in court that two of its employees had misled federal air safety regulators about a part that was at fault in the two crashes.
联邦检察官在5月表示，波音公司违反了先前的延期起诉协议，未能建立和维护一个项目来检测和防止违反美国反欺诈法的行为。该和解协议于 2021 年达成，此前波音公司在法庭上承认其两名员工在两起坠机事故中的错误部分误导了联邦航空安全监管机构。
The aircraft manufacturer’s violation of that settlement allowed the Justice Department to file criminal charges. But after an intense internal debate, department officials appear to have concluded that prosecuting Boeing would be too legally risky. Officials see the appointment of an independent watchdog as a quicker, more efficient way to ensure that the troubled company improves safety, manufacturing and quality control procedures.
这家飞机制造商违反了该和解协议，使司法部能够提起刑事指控。但经过激烈的内部辩论，该部门官员似乎已经得出结论，起诉波音公司在法律上风险太大。官员们认为，任命一个独立的监管机构是一种更快、更有效的方式，可以确保陷入困境的公司改善安全、制造和质量控制程序。
The government is expected to extend its settlement offer to Boeing before the end of the month. The terms are still subject to change.
预计政府将在本月底前向波音公司提出和解提议。这些条款仍可能发生变化。
A decision to forego criminal prosecution would be a win for Boeing and its customers, employees and shareholders, given that such a lawsuit has forced companies to file for bankruptcy in the past. That includes Arthur Andersen, a once storied U.S. accounting firm that collapsed after being federally convicted of obstruction of justice for its role in the 2001 Enron scandal. Its demise sent ripples through the financial system and serves as a reminder of the devastation a prosecution of Boeing could have on a company that is critical to the U.S. aviation industry.
司法部放弃刑事起诉的决定对波音公司及其客户、员工和股东来说将是一场胜利，因为这样的诉讼过去曾迫使公司申请破产。其中包括安达信会计师事务所（Arthur Andersen），这是一家曾经传奇的美国会计师事务所，因其在2001年安然丑闻中的作用而被联邦判定犯有妨碍司法公正罪，随后倒闭。它的消亡在金融体系中引发了涟漪，并提醒人们，对波音公司的起诉可能会对一家对美国航空业至关重要的公司造成破坏。
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