Engineer,
As a LAE with several jurisidictions I agree that if someone wants to bend (or break) the rules it can be done under any authorities rules.
It all depends on the ethics of the people involved in all levels of the company from owners down.
The difference is that under a serious jurisdiction it has much more chance of being discovered and the licence is generaly considered more valuable.
It is the ease with which these non serious jurisdictions can be circumvented that is the attraction.
The other point of costs is also very valid. I have just paid £201 for a clerk just just put a date stamp in a UK licence and £100,000 fee for an Export C of A so you can see the point !
