In an attempt to set up a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the victims’ families, Nadia Milleron, mother of Samya Rose Stumo who was among the 157 killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet, is intending to go to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, May 22, 2025, to demand a meeting with Bondi. Milleron, of behalf of many of the 15 families who are involved in the criminal action against Boeing, is trying to set up a meeting with the families as a follow-up to a letter that was sent to Bondi Feb. 6.
The DOJ sent the victims’ families a letter Tuesday afternoon telling them they had until 5 p.m. Thursday to send any comments regarding a new plea deal with the giant aircraft manufacturer that announced a turnabout in its plans in the criminal fraud action against Boeing.
On Friday, May 16, the DOJ told family members that it is strongly considering dropping all criminal charges in a fraud case pending in federal district court in Texas when it was announced that the giant aircraft manufacturer was no longer pleading guilty in that matter. In a morning Internet meeting with families last Friday, DOJ officials proposed a new deal that it intended to present to U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas that would avoid a criminal trial against Boeing.
NADIA MILLERON WILL BE STANDING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE DOJ, 10th Street NW and CONSTITUTION AVENUE (in front of bus stop) at 8:45 a.m. on MAY 22, 2025. SHE WILL BE ENTERING THE DOJ VISITORS’ ENTRANCE at 9 a.m. on MAY 22, 2025, 951 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NW. NADIA MILLERON WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK TO THE PRESS AT THIS TIME.
Milleron told the DOJ on Friday, May 16, at the families’ meetings, “How can you, as the protector of the American people, justify cutting a deal with a repeat offender that continues to endanger lives? NTSB is currently investigating three recent near-crashes on Boeing Max planes —in the last 15 months—caused by Boeing’s continued misrepresentation of safety conditions on the 737 Max. Despite being a defendant in this case, Boeing has not changed its behavior. The company continues to lie about safety, the executives in charge are endangering the flying public. If the Justice Department does not hold these executives accountable, it sends the message that they can continue this deadly behavior with impunity. Another crash caused by their continued deceit will be on your watch.”
The DOJ also set a deadline of Thursday, May 22, at 5 p.m. EST for the families to file a response to the new DOJ proposal regarding the revised plea agreement after Boeing backed down from any criminal prosecution of the giant aircraft manufacturer for what has been called the deadliest crime in America. Last Friday’s announcement came as a complete surprise to the families and their pro bono lawyer, Paul Cassell, professor of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah.
The legal written response due Thursday is expected to oppose the DOJ‘s acceptance of Boeing withdrawing its guilty plea in the fraud action against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is asking that DOJ attorneys take the case to trial in the interest of public safety.
“Although the DOJ proposed a fine and financial restitution to the victims’ families, the families that I represent contend that it is more important for Boeing to be held accountable to the flying public,” Cassell said. “It is also imperative that an independent monitoring consultant be appointed by the court to ensure that the manufacturing of these planes is not subject just to self-certification. The issues here go beyond money.”
To speak to Nadia Milleron, please contact her at 1-413-717-1022 (cell).
For further information, contact Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner Pamela Sakowicz Menaker at 847-721-0909 (cell) or email her at pammenaker@cliffordlaw.com.