Hail To The Victims – FOIA & Government Transparency Archive

On June 2, 2026, Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou submitted a follow-up Request for Information to Bank of Ann Arbor seeking identification of any accounting record, reconciliation worksheet, or other document showing how the Bank reconciled three figures reflected in its records: a reported sheriff's sale purchase amount of $1,412,380 , a February 26, 2018 principal payment of $1,151,261 , and a March 2, 2018 charge-off principal entry of $294,675.65 . On June 3, 2026, Bank of Ann Arbor responded. “The Bank does not maintain a single document, reconciliation worksheet, or accounting record that performs the reconciliation described in your correspondence.” — Bank of Ann Arbor, June 3, 2026 Given the Bank's position that no reconciliation worksheet or accounting record exists, Drs. Foerster and Petrou submitted a new Request for Information on June 9, 2026 seeking records sufficient to identify any third-party recipients of money or other transfers of value f...

On June 7, 2026 , Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou transmitted an eleven-page letter to FBI Special Agent Sue Lucas and HHS-OIG Special Agent Tyson Howard reviewing records spanning nearly a decade and asking what conclusions, if any, were ultimately reached concerning information attributed to Maria Petrou (Dr. Petrou's mother) , Dr. Paul Cronin , and the individual known as "Nick." The correspondence reviews investigative, administrative, legal, and institutional activity involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General , the Ann Arbor Police Department , and the University of Michigan , including matters involving the University's Office of General Counsel , Office for Institutional Equity , Medical School, and Department of Radiology. The letter also discusses records obtained through litigation , the Freedom of Information Act , and the FBI's first interim FOIA produc...

After Bank of Ann Arbor completed a non-judicial foreclosure on three properties owned by Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou, the Bank purchased the properties at an August 3, 2017 sheriff's sale in connection with Loan No. 500987: 1745 Brian Court, Ann Arbor, Michigan 620 Geddes Ridge Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 630 Geddes Ridge Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan Since the sheriff's sale, Drs. Foerster and Petrou have repeatedly requested that Bank of Ann Arbor identify the records showing how the sheriff's sale proceeds were applied and reconciled within the Bank's accounting records. In response to a recent RESPA request, Bank of Ann Arbor produced March 2025 correspondence to the FDIC stating that the Bank applied an ORE valuation of $1,151,261 to the outstanding loan balance following the sheriff's sale. According to records provided by Bank of Ann Arbor: August 3, 2017 — Bank of Ann Arbor states it purchased the three properties at sher...

On May 6, 2026, Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou recorded affidavits with the Washtenaw County Register of Deeds concerning a Certificate of Redemption recorded August 31, 2023 relating to the property commonly known as 1745 Brian Court, Ann Arbor, Michigan . The Certificate of Redemption, executed by Pamela S. Ritter on behalf of Bank of Ann Arbor , reflects receipt of $80,926.53 on December 13, 2017 as payment in full for redemption from the sheriff's sale. The Certificate further states that the interest acquired in the Sheriff's Deed had not been assigned, transferred, or encumbered. The recorded affidavits note that the Certificate of Redemption does not identify the person or entity who made the redemption payment or on whose behalf the payment was made. In separate affidavits recorded in Washtenaw County, both Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou state that they did not redeem the property, did not authorize any person or entity to redeem the property on thei...

On June 1, 2026, Dr. Myria Petrou submitted an attorney grievance complaint concerning University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch to New York attorney disciplinary authorities. The complaint arises from a series of communications attributed to an unidentified individual known as "Nick," who made false criminal and sexual-misconduct allegations concerning Dr. Myria Petrou, and from the University's subsequent handling of those matters between 2017 and 2026. The submission presents a chronology beginning with reports concerning "Nick" in 2017 and continuing through communications involving the University of Michigan Office of General Counsel (OGC), review by the University of Michigan Office for Institutional Equity (OIE/Title IX), EEOC proceedings, HHS-OCR referrals, accommodation requests, resignation-related events, subsequent University communications, and later requests for clarification regarding unresolved issues and r...