> I think it’ll be difficult to prove in court. To actually be found guilty they’ll need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the executives knew there was problems
No, they won’t. For one thing, the charges aren’t personal charges against the executives, so they don’t have to prove that executives, specifically, knew anything.
The basis of the 737 Max charges that were put on hold because of the deferred prosecution agreement that DoJ has now determined that Boeing violated are addressed by DoJ here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boeing-charged-737-max-fraud-...