I'm assuming some of the forgeries found relate to logged hours...
I've never understood why hours play such a large part in employment prospects for commercial pilots. Everyone should be trained to the same level regardless of time. For example an MECIR rating should hold the same weight industry wide.
PIC time is not a good indicator of skill. Military pilots are a good example of this. A Career fast jet pilot may only log 3-5000 hours but given the choice I would always pick him over a commercial pilot with +20,000.
Some pilots can go a whole career and not be subjected to a serious aircraft system failure.
A low timer could be faced with a flameout on his very first journey in a heavy......