(Reuters) - U.S. Justice Department officials are planning to decide as soon as late May whether Boeing ( BA ) violated an agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, people familiar with the matter said. Justice Department officials revealed the timeline during a meeting on Wednesday with families of the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

The Justice Department declined to comment. Boeing ( BA ) was not immediately available for comment.