I think you are right. This is more akin to medicare fraud, but without criminal penalties. It seem like the fake research was used to obtain 100s of millions

I think you are right. This is more akin to medicare fraud, but without criminal penalties. It seem like the fake research was used to obtain 100s of millions in grants. "... A former researcher at Duke University has admitted to faking data that allegedly were used to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants. Duke has also admitted that it knew Erin Potts-Kant, a pulmonary scientist, faked data, but it’s unclear whether that was discovered prior to using those data to apply for grants, .."