 After pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S., Boeing has agreed to pay $244 million in fines and invest at least another $455 million in compliance and safety programs. I'm not sure exactly what that means. The families of the victims, however, have complained that Boeing has been given a sweetheart of a deal. You see, the families were calling for $24 billion in fines, and of course, this few hundred million is a far cry from that.