you could investigate a remote customer service job with a USA company (phone support). But that job certainly isn't going to give you additional peace of mind.
No cases yet. But it is fraudulent. Whether it's prosecuted or not may depend on which way the wind is blowing. Not a risk l'd like to take with my life choices. Also, very true about the difficulty in break up.
Why do you want to use an agent for the finances? It contributes to the corruption and it's technically illegal and could put you visa at risk. It will also be harder to break away and do on your own in the future. If you have the means, do it yourself.
In addition to ownership/lease documents you'll need copies of you passport pages and 2 passport photos. Check with your local immigration, they will tell you exactly what you need. This assumes that your current TM30 address matches your lease agreement.
What are you doing where the local time in your laptop shows? If your using a VPN, then any timestamps on files or logs should show the timezones of the VPN server.