Why not criminal charges for fraud? Besides the fact that this kind of stuff is used to obtain funding in the first place (defrauding the funding agency), it’s

Why not criminal charges for fraud? Besides the fact that this kind of stuff is used to obtain funding in the first place (defrauding the funding agency), it’s theft (stealing funds that would otherwise be allocated to competitors), and breaking the public trust since usually these kinds of funds are allocated by government agencies.