A U.S. judge on Tuesday abruptly set a June 23 trial date in the Justice Department's criminal fraud case against Boeing stemming from the planemaker's alleged misrepresentations to U.S. regulators about a key system on the 737 MAX.

A federal judge in Texas has set a June trial date for the U.S. government's years-old conspiracy case against Boeing for misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed,

Boeing is seeking to withdraw an agreement to plead guilty in a criminal case that blamed the company for deceiving regulators before two deadly crashes of 737 MAX jets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Boeing Co. wants to withdraw a deal with US prosecutors to plead guilty to misleading regulators prior to two deadly crashes of its 737 Max aircraft, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The aerospace company is seeking the Justice Department’s support to scale back a deal it reached during the final months of the Biden administration.