Dr. Myria Petrou Letter to Dr. Ella Kazerooni (February 22, 2019) – Response to University of Michigan FOIA Records Regarding “Nick Bee”
This post presents a February 22, 2019 letter from Dr. Myria Petrou to Dr. Ella Kazerooni, Interim Chair of Radiology at the University of Michigan.
The letter was written following review of records produced by the University in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, including August 2017 communications attributed to “Nick B” and related Office of General Counsel activity (see FOIA production here).
The records reviewed by Dr. Petrou included materials later referenced in the University’s October 1, 2018 Office of Institutional Equity (Title IX) memorandum, which documented allegations attributed to “Nick Bee” and the University’s handling of those reports.
This letter reflects Dr. Petrou’s contemporaneous response following those materials, including questions regarding the initiation, scope, and handling of the underlying investigation.
“...you told me… that you knew nothing about ‘Nick B’”
In a separate meeting with Dr. Bradley Foerster in June 2018, Dr. Ella Kazerooni similarly stated that she “knew nothing about ‘Nick.’”
The document is presented below.
Certain identifying information has been redacted pursuant to a court-ordered confidentiality agreement.
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Exhibit. Letter from Dr. Myria Petrou to Dr. Ella Kazerooni dated February 22, 2019 (page 1).
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Exhibit. Letter from Dr. Myria Petrou to Dr. Ella Kazerooni dated February 22, 2019 (page 2).
No response to this letter is reflected in the record.
Selected Reporting
- From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
- July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
- July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
- 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
- The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
- Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)
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 active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.