WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators called

on the Justice Department on Friday to prosecute Boeing ( BA )

in a criminal fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX crashes

and reject a tentative deal to allow the planemaker to avoid

pleading guilty.

"DOJ must not sign a non-prosecution agreement with Boeing ( BA )

that would allow the company to weasel its way out of

accountability for its failed corporate culture, and for any

illegal behavior that has resulted in deadly consequences,"

wrote Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard

Blumenthal. "Any deal between DOJ and Boeing ( BA ) that would allow

the company and its executives to avoid accountability would be

a serious mistake."