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Your analogy to one who simply witnesses a crime is absurd. While the word "may" may have been a better choice than "will" in the last sentence of my prior response, I otherwise stand by it. The OP's girlfriend has involved the OP in her crime. Now that the OP knows about it, he/she is at risk if he/she fails to do anything about it.
if he does nothing, he commits no crime. Obviously if he becomes involved such as responding affirmatively to a landlord making an inquiry regarding the fraudulent document, then of course he is complicit and part of the crime itself.

My analogy was spot on as long as the guy does nothing to involve himself. Witnessing a crime is and failing to report said, in most situations, crime is not a crime as it does not cause one to be involved in the crime. There is no difference between witnessing an act of fraud and observing a speeding car. They are both crimes and unless you become actually involved in the illegal action, failing to report the crime does not make you a criminal.


Taxing matters: standing silent if one is asked about the “facts” by a party who would be the victim of the fraud is participation. At that point he would be acting to conceal the truth which of course makes him complicit. I am not speaking to such a situation. What I am saying is the guy is not a party to the crime by not actively reporting the actions to either the authorities or the victim.