AAPD Case 17-3517: Maria Petrou Reports Alleged Financial Misconduct Involving Drs. Myria Petrou and Bradley Foerster — Durable Power of Attorney, Civil Dispute, and No Investigator Lead Sheets Located (2017–2022)
Ann Arbor Police Department Investigation — Case 17-3517
On January 23, 2017, Maria Petrou contacted the Ann Arbor Police Department concerning money belonging to her and her husband, Petros Petrou. AAPD opened Case 17-3517, identifying Maria and Petros as victims and their daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Myria Petrou and Dr. Bradley Foerster, as suspects. The case was classified as “Larceny (Other),” following an initial police call recorded as “Abuse / Elderly Abuse.”
The financial allegations centered on accounts at Merrill Lynch. Maria reported that approximately $233,999.66 had been transferred in November 2016 from a Merrill Lynch account to a PNC account in Myria's name. She also reported that an additional approximately $200,000 appeared to be missing from the accounts from 2013. AAPD listed approximately $434,000 in currency as the property at issue.
The initial police narrative also recorded the financial arrangement underlying those accounts. Maria told AAPD that she and Petros had given Myria legal power of attorney to manage their money.
AAPD attempted to contact both Myria and Bradley during the initial investigation. The case was assigned for follow-up on January 30, 2017, and on February 1 the detective met with Maria and Petros. They described approximately $950,000 from the sale of property in Cyprus that had ultimately been placed in a Merrill Lynch investment account. They again told AAPD that Myria had been given power of attorney over the account, explaining that she was to assist them in managing their money and provide access if they were unable to do so themselves. Maria and Petros also stated that they had not given Myria permission to take their money or use it at her own discretion.
As the investigation developed, AAPD gathered information concerning both Myria and Bradley, including their employment and real-property holdings. The detective located public records reflecting a $1.2 million mortgage against properties owned by Myria and Bradley. The report also records additional information supplied by Maria concerning family events and the couple's association with Duaa Altaee and Tarick Seifeddine.
The written document governing Myria's authority was subsequently provided to investigators. On or about March 7, 2017, Myria gave AAPD the February 3, 2013 Durable Power of Attorney executed by Maria and Petros Petrou.
The police report therefore documents an important feature of Case 17-3517 from its beginning: Maria and Petros alleged that Myria had transferred or used their money without permission, while also telling investigators that they had previously granted her power of attorney to manage their money. The written Durable Power of Attorney was then provided to AAPD during the investigation.
Selected Pages from Police Report
Full Police Report (29 Pages) — Ann Arbor Police Department Case 17-3517:
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This report marks the beginning of Case 17-3517 and records the allegations, financial arrangements, and information from which the AAPD investigation developed.
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March 7, 2017 — Detective Rougeau Interviews Dr. Myria Petrou and Dr. Bradley Foerster
On March 7, 2017, Ann Arbor Police Detectives Bradley Rougeau and Bondy interviewed Dr. Myria Petrou and Dr. Bradley Foerster concerning allegations of financial misconduct in AAPD Case 17-3517.
During the interview, Dr. Petrou provided Detective Rougeau with a copy of the written durable power of attorney authorizing Dr. Petrou to manage the Merrill Lynch accounts belonging to Maria and Petros Petrou.
Dr. Petrou repeatedly disputed the allegations of embezzlement, maintaining that the matter was a civil dispute rather than a criminal offense. Dr. Petrou also described the financial arrangements with Maria and Petros Petrou, including expenses incurred over years of caring for Dr. Petrou's parents.
Dr. Foerster asked Detective Rougeau what documentation established that Maria and Petros Petrou had requested the return of the money.
The interview is documented in Detective Rougeau's investigative report, pages 12–14.
Page 12 — Detective Rougeau documents the March 7, 2017 interview with Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster.
Page 13 — Dr. Petrou provides Detective Rougeau with the written durable power of attorney and repeatedly describes the matter as a civil dispute.
Page 14 — Dr. Foerster asks Detective Rougeau what documentation established that Maria and Petros Petrou had requested the return of the money.
June 13, 2022 — AAPD Reports No Investigator Lead Sheets for Detective Rougeau's Case 17-3517 Investigation
On June 4, 2022, Dr. Bradley Foerster submitted AAPD FOIA Request No. 6830, seeking all Investigator Lead Sheets associated with Detective Bradley Rougeau's investigation of AAPD Case 17-3517. An earlier May 2020 request for the same records had also yielded no responsive documents.
Dr. Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou were informed by several individuals that Detective Rougeau had interviewed those individuals during the investigation, including Tarick Seifeddine, who was married to Duaa Altaee at the time. However, the AAPD investigative report contains no documentation of these reported interviews.
On June 13, 2022, AAPD Records Supervisor Amy Cervantes denied the request, stating:
“To the best of the Department’s knowledge, under the information provided by you or by any other description reasonably known to the Department, the public records do not exist within the Department.”
The three-page record below reproduces Dr. Foerster's request and AAPD's written denial.
Page 1 — June 13, 2022 AAPD FOIA denial reporting that no responsive Investigator Lead Sheets existed within the Department.
Page 2 — Dr. Foerster's June 4, 2022 request for Investigator Lead Sheets associated with Detective Rougeau's investigation.
Page 3 — AAPD FOIA No. 6830, administrative request continuation.
Related Documentary Record — Prosecutor Finds Matter “Clearly Civil” (February 7, 2018)
Nearly one year later, on February 7, 2018, Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Craig A. Childers declined embezzlement charges against Dr. Myria Petrou and Dr. Bradley Foerster, citing “Lack of crime elements.”
In the written determination, Prosecutor Childers specifically cited the power of attorney authorizing withdrawals from Maria and Petros Petrou's bank accounts—the same document Dr. Petrou had provided to Detective Rougeau during the March 7, 2017 interview. Prosecutor Childers concluded that the matter was “clearly civil” and did not rise to the level of criminal culpability.
AAPD Case 17-3517 Documentary Chronology
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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.