I think you answered your own question before you even hit post!!!! The person signs that they have "Witnessed" the documents .... ok.... The 1oK Penalty does not apply for not being a document expert, or did I miss that somewhere ????
Is, Before shooting off at the hip, you should have your facts straight. How do you ASSUME that the contractor did not pay taxes on those employees ? Also, to use the word "Criminal" someone has to commit a crime. A crime is defined as someone who "Knowingly" skirts the law. Did you read where ICE says the employees used false documents to be employes, and as for the mis-spelled docs, that person may have been deported a couple of times and had other documents made that were not the originals used to gain employment??? After all, the article said they had been employed for up to 1 year !!! Just Some FOOD for thought !!!