Were you expecting a recruiter to say "Yeah things aren't great. I expect layoffs in the next few months" .? If so that's honestly on you. They would get fired for saying that. Of course they are never going to
Well, sounds like an easy situation to find yourself committing fraud in as the recruiter. Getting a bonus and the recruit loosing a better/lasting chance might already suffice depending on how aware the recruiter was about the future of the company.
