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Hall Render on the Record: Attorney David French’s Complete Cross-Examination About the Reports Used Against Dr. Bradley Foerster

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Drs. Paul Cronin, Aine Kelly, Myria Petrou, and Bradley Foerster reported concerns about medical billing in the University of Michigan Department of Radiology to the University’s Office of General Counsel. Dr. Foerster separately reported concerns about NIH grant R01NS082304 to University President Mark Schlissel after speaking with Dr. Eva Feldman. The Office of General Counsel retained the law firm Hall Render to investigate these matters. Hall Render subsequently produced two reports—both labeled “DRAFT” —that were later used against Dr. Foerster during the University’s Bylaw 5.09 proceedings. The Hall Render reports were among only two of the University’s 55 exhibits provided to Dr. Foerster shortly before the hearings began. This post publishes Dr. Foerster’s complete November 12, 2018 cross-examination of Hall Render attorney David French. A separate post will reproduce and examine the Hall Render reports themselves. The Reports Were Referenced but Not Prov...
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October 22, 2026 — Dr. Bradley Foerster Sends Updated Russia-Gate Documentary Chronology to President Trump, Vice President Vance, Congress, and Michigan Officials

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On October 22, 2026 , Dr. Bradley Foerster sent a concise update concerning the completed Russia-Gate documentary chronology to President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Representative Jamie Raskin, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer . The correspondence explained that Dr. Foerster had substantially reorganized the public Case Index concerning the Russia-Gate information reported by Dr. Foerster and his wife, Dr. Myria Petrou, the resulting FBI record, and the related University of Michigan records and proceedings. The updated chronology brings together the 2016 statements attributed to Dr. Paul Cronin; the 2018 FBI interviews and correspondence to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein; the 500-plus-page FBI file identified and processed in Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice ; the INTELPRODS record and 39 associated withheld pages; a...
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FBI Records Document Federal Prosecution Declination and December 19, 2019 Closure of the FBI Case and All Subfiles Concerning Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou in the Eastern District of Michigan — Two U.S. Attorney Records Searches Find No Responsive Records Despite FBI Case Number

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Two federal investigative records document both the declination of criminal prosecution and closure of the criminal case connected to HHS-OIG Case No. 5-17-0-0192-4 . An August 21, 2019 HHS-OIG Closing Investigative Memorandum states that discussions with the Office of the United States Attorney resulted in a declination and that “the criminal case is therefore closed.” A December 19, 2019 FBI record , Serial 36 in FBI Case No. 46H-DE-2595857 , independently documents the FBI’s closure of the case. Titled “Case Closure,” the record states “Applied to all Subfiles: Yes,” identifies the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan as the office that declined prosecution, and concludes: “This case is therefore closed.” In July 2026, EOUSA reported that a search of that U.S. Attorney’s Office found no responsive records . On September 17, 2026, Dr. Bradley Foerster appealed that determination and submitted a new FOIA request using the FBI case number. On Sep...
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Two Days After Dr. Bradley Foerster’s Notice to Timothy Lynch: University of Michigan Deputy Counsel Kara Morgenstern’s Departure and the Withheld Legal Files

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Kara Morgenstern, Deputy Counsel in the University of Michigan Office of General Counsel, last worked on July 9, 2026—two days after Dr. Bradley Foerster sent General Counsel Timothy Lynch a documentary notice and chronology concerning Office of General Counsel participation in University and law enforcement investigations involving Dr. Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou. Personnel records identify July 10 as the effective date of Morgenstern’s “Retirement with Pay.” On July 8, between the documentary notice and Morgenstern’s last day worked, the University of Michigan announced Lynch’s departure for Stanford . Under FOIA Request No. 270598 , the University of Michigan produced a single personnel-system record documenting Morgenstern’s departure. No resignation letter or written acceptance was produced. A separate response to FOIA Request No. 270602 disclosed $48,737.32 in earnings for July 31–August 6, 2026 , bringing Morgenstern’s 2026 year-to-date earnings to $260,3...
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Dr. Bradley Foerster’s FBI File — Russia-Gate Narrowing Leaves FBI Estimate Essentially Unchanged at 514 Pages and 5 Minutes of Audio

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Before Dr. Bradley Foerster narrowed the request to Russia-Gate, the FBI had already advised Dr. Foerster that the FBI had located approximately 514 pages and five minutes of audio media potentially responsive to the request for Dr. Foerster’s FBI file. September 15, 2025 — Dr. Foerster Narrows the Request to Russia-Gate On September 15, 2025 , Dr. Foerster asked the FBI to narrow FOIPA Request No. 1580912-001 to “anything related to Russia-Gate in my FBI file.” Dr. Foerster identified Dr. Paul Cronin as the reported source of Russia-related statements made to Dr. Foerster and Duaa Altaee before the 2016 presidential election. September 22, 2025 — FBI Identifies Approximately 514 Pages On September 22, 2025 , the FBI responded that the FBI had located approximately 514 pages and five minutes of audio media potentially responsive to the request. The FBI also stated that the potentially responsive records fell within the perio...
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“If He Was Even Asked to Testify”: Dr. Paul Cronin and the Missing Critical Witness in Dr. Bradley Foerster’s 5.09 Proceedings

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Dr. Paul Cronin did not testify in the University of Michigan proceedings seeking the dismissal of tenured faculty member Dr. Bradley Foerster. Dr. Cronin’s absence became a significant source of procedural and evidentiary asymmetry in the proceedings. Dr. Cronin was a central figure in multiple consequential issues that had entered the 5.09 record. Dr. Cronin was identified as the source of the EPIC billing concerns. An unidentified individual known as “Nick,” who claimed to be a colleague of Dr. Cronin’s, alleged that Dr. Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou were extorting Dr. Cronin over a sex scandal involving Dr. Petrou. Those allegations became part of the continuing AAPD criminal investigation and the resulting civil litigation later referenced in Charge 4 of Dean Marschall Runge’s dismissal charge letter . Russia-related statements attributed to Dr. Cronin had also entered the 5.09 record. Dr. Cronin himself had been interviewed by an FBI Special Agent and an individual i...
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