Reuters
Ex-Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot indicted for fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co was charged with fraud on Thursday for deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX jet, hindering the ability to protect airline passengers and leaving “pilots in the lurch,” the U.S. Justice Department said. Mark Forkner, 49, was indicted by a grand jury in Texas on six counts of scheming to defraud Boeing’s U.S.-based airline customers to obtain tens of millions of dollars for Boeing, the government said. Boeing declined to comment.