Having previously served as a city council member, I was keenly aware that allowing raw sewage to flow into the streams and rivers could result in imprisonment. The EPA takes that s*** seriously. But manslaughter for this is a stretch.
As a former Public Works Director, those clauses were always front and center to me and my staff. When they send out letters those went to the Mayor who always came running to me to see what they meant.
When I read of corruption and bribery of government officials, for the life of me I don’t know how they get away with it. We get annual audits and everything had better be in order. The lightest penalty was that my local agency would be required to pay back the entire grant or loan because any misuse (criminal or non-eligible use) of funds which meant I would have been fired.