Originally Posted by
Loose rivets
I've just been reading a 4 hour old BBC news item on the reintroduction of charges against Boeing. What kind of justice comes up with "deferred prosecution agreement". I was generally aware but hadn't realised it was so blatant.
Harvard Law School have an interesting article on how Boeing went about the negotiations.Boeing was in trouble, and it needed a gentle, quiet exit with little publicity. But the penalty also had to look sufficiently tough that it would not strike the public as a sellout. This was a difficult balance to strike, and it required a cooperative U.S. Attorney.
Watch now how Boeing solves this problem:
- Step One: Forum Shop for the Best Jurisdiction
- Step Two: Inflate the Penalty
- Step Three: Finding a Scapegoat
- Step Four: Ignoring the Victims
- Step Five: A Final Footnote
Shortly after the Boeing DPA was signed on January 7, 2021 (the day after President Trump’s “rally” in Washington), the U.S. Attorney resigned (as is customary on a change of Administration), and months later, she joined a new firm as partner—Kirkland & Ellis. Well, it’s a small world
Kirkland Ellis had negotiated the agreement for Boeing.