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Dr. Bradley Foerster Reported University of Michigan Radiology Medical-Billing Concerns to the University’s Office of General Counsel—The Michigan Attorney General Found Unusual Patterns, and the University Sought Dr. Foerster's Dismissal

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On July 20, 2017, an HHS-OIG medical-billing complaint identified Dr. Myria Petrou as the complainant and Dr. Bradley Foerster as the witness. Dr. Petrou says she did not submit the complaint. On July 29, 2017, substantially the same allegations appeared in a complaint submitted to the State of Michigan under Dr. Foerster’s name. Dr. Foerster says he neither submitted nor authorized that complaint. Who submitted the complaints remains unresolved. What happened afterward is documented—and the contrast is striking. HHS-OIG did not investigate the medical-billing allegations . Although the October 2017 opening memorandum listed the MiChart and upcoding allegations, HHS-OIG later reported that the Office of Investigations could locate no responsive records of a medical-billing or MiChart investigation. The federal case instead developed around separate allegations involving NIH Grant R01NS082304 and investigated Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster—the compla...
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Ahead of the Election: Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Seek Direct Answers from Dr. Paul Cronin on Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

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With another U.S. election approaching, Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou renewed requests for clarification of statements Dr. Foerster attributes to Dr. Paul Cronin concerning Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The October 31, 2026 email to Dr. Cronin and Dr. Aine Kelly asks what Dr. Cronin acknowledges saying, what Dr. Cronin denies saying, the source of the information, and Dr. Cronin’s reasons for conveying the information to Dr. Foerster and Duaa Altaee. The email also seeks answers about University of Michigan medical-billing concerns and the unidentified caller known as “Nick.” An express invitation to respond The email directly addresses the 2025 litigation notice Dr. Foerster previously sent Dr. Cronin and Dr. Kelly and expressly invites substantive responses from both recipients. The September 11, 2026 Joint Status Report records the FBI’s previously reported completion of production, w...
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What Is in the FBI Document the University of Michigan Won’t Release? Dr. Foerster Files FOIA Request Concerning Alleged Constitutional or Civil-Rights Violations

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The University of Michigan holds an FBI-generated document concerning Dr. Bradley Foerster and/or Dr. Myria Petrou and refuses to release any part of the document. The University knows what the document concerns. Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou do not. On October 30, 2026, Dr. Foerster asked whether the University holds FBI-generated records alleging that Dr. Foerster and/or Dr. Petrou violated or conspired to deprive another person of constitutional or federally protected rights; retaliated against, threatened, or intimidated a person for exercising such rights; or violated a federal criminal civil-rights statute. The request asks whether FBI-generated records concern those allegations—not whether the allegations are true. Yesterday’s post explains the withheld document, the University’s use of other withheld records, and the related FOIA request concerning alleged racism, antisemitism, or hate crimes. October 30, 2026 FOIA Request — FBI-Gen...
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The Russia-Gate Tape — Summer 2016, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Bradley Foerster, Paul Cronin, and Duaa Altaee — Full Transcript of the AI-Assisted Audio Reconstruction

This post presents the accompanying transcript of an AI-assisted dramatic audio reconstruction depicting conversations among Dr. Bradley Foerster, Dr. Paul Cronin, and Duaa Altaee during late summer of 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Paul Cronin, a University of Michigan radiologist, frequently visited the Ann Arbor home of Maria and Petros Petrou , where Drs. Myria Petrou and Bradley Foerster were staying while Maria and Petros were in Cyprus. Many of the conversations took place on the screened-in back porch, informally known as the “Chicken Coop.” The reconstruction is based on Dr. Bradley Foerster’s recollections of conversations with Dr. Paul Cronin over several days, including his subsequent questioning of Paul Cronin about the claims described below. Dr. Foerster subsequently documented statements attributed to Dr. Cronin in a sworn affidavit dated September 1, 2018 . This is not an original recording or a verbatim ...
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The University of Michigan Withheld Key Files, Then Used Them Against Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou: New FOIA Tests Whether a Separate Withheld FBI Record Concerns Racism, Antisemitism, or Hate Crimes

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The University of Michigan has acknowledged possessing an FBI-generated document concerning Dr. Bradley Foerster and/or Dr. Myria Petrou. The University has withheld the document in full. Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou are testing possible subjects of the document through focused FOIA requests. The October 29, 2026 request asks whether the document concerns alleged racism, antisemitism, racial or religious bias, or hate crimes involving Dr. Foerster or Dr. Petrou. The request follows years of allegations that entered police, University, and federal files—often without Dr. Foerster or Dr. Petrou receiving the underlying records or even knowing that the records existed. The Allegations Followed Protected Activity The chronology begins before the accusations. In 2015, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou served as witnesses in a sexual-harassment case. In 2017, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou reported concerns about the administration of NIH grant R01NS082304, after which ...
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