FBI notifying passengers on the Boeing plane on which the door plug came out in flight that they are "possible victim[s] of a crime".
Not disclosed is what crime is being investigated here. Criminal negligence on Boeing and/or its subcontractor's part, or, more nefariously, some kind of sabotage?
@mattblaze I can't speak to airplane regulations exactly, but I am an engineer in a highly regulated industry so I can speak to how these types of laws work in practice.
Falsification of records is a felony. What rather angers me is that it is a felony for the person who signed the fake record, not the boss who told them to.
The law is structured to go after the little guy, which occasionally happens. Even if the corporation itself is convicted of a felony, no jail time for people upstairs.
Our laws are set up to go after the low ranking employees but ignore the MBA mob boss.
@sewblue I am aware of these laws. However, the FBI hasn't disclosed what crime they're investigating that would cause the passengers to be considered victims. A mere records violation might well be a serious crime if it obstructs an investigation, but in that case, the passengers probably wouldn't be considered victims (rather, the justice system and society as a whole would be the victim). Which is one reason that the FBI's notice is intriguing.
@mattblaze every passenger on every flight using that plane was a victim of the same crime.
Also every passenger on every other Boeing flight until Boeing can provide all of the matching service documentation that they're not supplying, since they've failed to safety validate the whole fleet.
@mattblaze I'm puzzled why they would send that letter, saying they can't tell them what's going on while they are investigating. It would seem more professional to wait until the investigation was complete before notification. This just incites speculation and lots of questions.
@CStamp It's very intriguing, especially given that DoJ is generally quite conservative about revealing even the existence of criminal investigations unless they absolutely have to. I wonder if anyone has gotten a target letter.
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