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Ms. Sanford worked for six years at the Key, the company run by William ‘Rick’ Singer that provided standard college counseling and test prep—as well as a side menu of illicit services involving fraud and bribery (Photo: AP)Premium
Ms. Sanford worked for six years at the Key, the company run by William ‘Rick’ Singer that provided standard college counseling and test prep—as well as a side menu of illicit services involving fraud and bribery (Photo: AP)
wsj 5 min read . Updated: 26 Aug 2022, 01:30 AM IST Melissa Korn, The Wall Street Journal

Mikaela Sanford spent six years helping submit applications for teens who worked with Varsity Blues ringleader William ‘Rick’ Singer

In early 2013, Mikaela Sanford responded to a Craigslist job posting for a small Sacramento company with mundane-sounding responsibilities: communicating with contractors, overseeing data entry and handling client correspondence.