FBI Interview Report (March 2, 2018): Dr. Myria Petrou and Dr. Bradley Foerster — HHS-OIG Agent Identity Redacted, Only 3 of 6 Pages Released
March 2, 2018: FBI Ann Arbor Interview
On March 2, 2018, Dr. Myria Petrou and Dr. Bradley Foerster appeared for a follow-up interview at the FBI Ann Arbor office with FBI Special Agent Sue Lucas and a Special Agent from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG).
The interview followed a concentrated sequence of FBI activity. On January 26, Maria Petrou, Dr. Myria Petrou’s mother, separately contacted Special Agent Lucas concerning Dr. Petrou, Dr. Foerster, and an individual she identified as “Shonda.” Those January–February FBI complaint and interview records involving Maria Petrou and Special Agent Sue Lucas were later produced in unredacted form by the University of Michigan.
On January 30, Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster appeared at the FBI Detroit Field Office to report a death threat involving Dr. Petrou and Duaa Altaee. The FBI’s subsequent February 16 complaint form does not identify the reported death threat as the purpose of that visit. On February 1, Lucas conducted a follow-up interview with Maria Petrou, memorialized in an FBI report dated February 2.
Throughout this entire period—including when they met with Lucas on March 2—Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster did not know that Maria Petrou had separately contacted and been interviewed by Lucas. They first learned of Maria Petrou’s January–February FBI contacts when the University of Michigan produced the unredacted FBI records through FOIA in September 2019.
The January–February FBI records were obtained from the University of Michigan. The March 2 record followed a different path: it was later released, only in part, through Department of Justice FOIA.
What the Released FBI Record Establishes
The released FBI FD-302 confirms that Special Agent Sue Lucas and an HHS-OIG Special Agent participated in the March 2 interview. The HHS-OIG agent’s name is redacted.
The FBI record states that Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster discussed criminal and grant-related concerns and were advised that there was an ongoing federal investigation and that the discussion was not to be disclosed.
The interview also returned to statements attributed to Dr. Paul Cronin concerning Russia-related matters. Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster reported that Cronin had described Maria Petrou as a “Russian spy.” According to the FBI report, Lucas asked whether Cronin had indicated that Maria was “a true agent or just a money launderer.” Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster responded that those questions should be directed to Cronin.
The HHS-OIG Agent and the “Tyson Howard” Identity Question
The FBI record confirms that an HHS-OIG Special Agent participated in the interview, but does not disclose the agent’s identity.
According to Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster’s contemporaneous account, the individual participating alongside Lucas identified himself as HHS-OIG Special Agent “Tyson Howard.” They understood him to be the same individual who had previously contacted Dr. Petrou concerning grant-related matters.
The documentary distinction is therefore specific: the FBI confirms the presence of an HHS-OIG Special Agent; “Tyson Howard” is the name Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster state that the participating individual gave them; the agent’s identity in the released FBI record remains redacted.
According to the contemporaneous account, the individual identifying himself as Howard instructed Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster not to record the interview and stated that pending civil litigation involving the Bank of Ann Arbor and sheriff’s sale prevented FBI investigation of related matters.
Dr. Foerster asked whether the same position would prevent investigation of a hypothetical wrongful death merely because related civil litigation was pending. According to the account, the agent became visibly agitated, struck the table, and accused Dr. Foerster of “putting words into his mouth.”
The account further states that the individual identifying himself as Howard described Dr. Paul Cronin and Tarick Seifeddine as “persons of interest” and advised Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster to “get on with their lives.”
Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster later memorialized their account of the March 2 encounter, including the identity “Tyson Howard,” in sworn affidavits dated April 10, 2019.
The unresolved identity and role of the individual who presented himself as “Tyson Howard” later became the subject of repeated FBI and HHS-OIG records requests and correspondence. The current documentary bookend is the September 2026 request for assistance from Senator Chris Van Hollen concerning HHS-OIG records and the “Tyson Howard” identity question.
Six Responsive Pages — Three Released
The FBI identified six responsive pages associated with the March 2, 2018 interview.
Three pages were released. Three pages were withheld in full.
The released pages confirm the participation of an HHS-OIG Special Agent but redact the agent’s identity. Dr. Foerster administratively appealed specifically seeking disclosure of the HHS-OIG Special Agent’s identity. The appeal was denied.
The record presented below is therefore only three of the six pages the FBI identified as responsive to the March 2 interview.
FBI FD-302 — March 2, 2018 Interview
The following three pages are the portions of the March 2, 2018 FBI interview record released through FOIA. Three additional responsive pages identified by the FBI were withheld in full.
FBI FD-302 interview report dated March 2, 2018 — Page 1.
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FBI FD-302 interview report dated March 2, 2018 — Page 3.
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Selected Reporting
- Bradley Foerster Submits 140-Exhibit, 1,121-Page Documentary Chronology to FBI for Supervisory Review of the Investigation Involving Dr. Bradley Foerster, Dr. Myria Petrou, and Duaa Altaee
- From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
- Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology: 139 Exhibits on NIH R01NS082304, University Proceedings, and Federal Investigation — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Send Ann Arbor Officials Documentary Chronology on AAPD and Related Federal Investigations — No Response Received
- Timothy Lynch Documentary Chronology: 63 Exhibits on University of Michigan Office of General Counsel, University Investigations, and Law Enforcement — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Documentary Chronology: 8 Exhibits Document More Than Two Years of Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid — No Response Received
Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.