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From: Elroy Jetson10/15/2021 11:29:39 AM
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Mark A. Forkner, 49, a former chief test pilot for Boeing has been charged with fraud. Forkner led the 737 Max Flight Technical Team and had a responsibility to provide accurate and complete information to the FAA about differences between that plane and another version of the 737.

“In an attempt to save Boeing money, Forkner allegedly withheld critical information from regulators,” said Chad E. Meacham, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. “His callous choice to mislead the FAA hampered the agency’s ability to protect the flying public and left pilots in the lurch, lacking information about certain 737 MAX flight controls.”

In a 2016 email, Forkner told an FAA official he would be “jedi-mind tricking regulators” around the world into accepting a lower level of training for pilots.

The charges against Forkner include two counts of fraud involving aircraft parts in interstate commerce and four counts of wire fraud. He is due in federal court in Fort Worth on Friday. The most serious charge against him carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.

Boeing declined to comment Thursday on Forkner’s indictment or the company’s role in creating the environment that provided the context for Forkner’s alleged fraud.
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