Justice Department: Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after crashes

The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (Richard Drew/AP, file)

Boeing has violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft more than five years ago, the Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday.

It is now up to the Justice Department (DOJ) to decide whether to file charges against Boeing. Prosecutors will tell the court no later than July 7 how they plan to proceed, the department said.