May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said late

on Tuesday that Boeing Co ( BA ) had breached its obligations in

a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal

prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

The Justice Department said in a court filing in Texas that

Boeing ( BA ) had failed to "design, implement, and enforce a

compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations

of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations." The Justice

Department said Boeing ( BA ) is subject to prosecution, but the

government is determining how it will proceed in this matter.