I don't understand how they can get away with this blatant idea-stealing. Isn't there something in the grant process that can punish them for misbehavior? If

I don't understand how they can get away with this blatant idea-stealing. Isn't there something in the grant process that can punish them for misbehavior? If one team has a laboratory notebook showing they did the work, it seems like a paper trail to the fraudster could easily be constructed.