Boeing's plea deal for the 737 Max crashes is rejected by the court.

• A federal judge rejected Boeing's plea bargain for a guilty plea on a criminal fraud charge related to two crashes of its popular 737 Max aircraft.
• Over the summer, Boeing admitted to violating an earlier agreement and agreed to plead guilty.
• Government-appointed monitor was deemed as a "sweetheart deal" by victims' family members who opposed it as a condition of the plea.

A federal judge rejected Boeing's plea deal linked to a criminal fraud charge resulting from the fatal crashes of its 737 Max aircraft.

According to a court document filed Thursday, the court granted Boeing and the Justice Department 30 days to determine their next steps.

In July, Boeing admitted to a criminal charge of conspiring to deceive the U.S. government by misrepresenting the inclusion of a flight-control system on the Max, which was later found to be responsible for two fatal crashes, killing all 346 people on board.

Boeing and the Justice Department didn't immediately comment.

Government-appointed monitor was deemed as a "sweetheart deal" by victims' family members who opposed it as a condition of the plea.

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