Email — Ann Arbor City Attorney Threatened Sanctions Following Superintending Control Motion (No Court File for Search Warrants) (April 11, 2017)
This email, dated April 11, 2017, is from attorney Michael Reynolds, counsel for Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou, and documents communications following contact with the Ann Arbor City Attorney’s Office regarding ongoing legal proceedings.
The message reports that the City Attorney’s Office indicated it would seek sanctions in response to a complaint for superintending control filed to order the district court to open a file and accept a petition to contest the search warrant concerning the Bank of Ann Arbor accounts.
The email further states that the City Attorney’s Office characterized funds in the account as “proceeds of criminal activity” and indicated that Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou were under consideration for potential criminal charges.
The communication also reflects that the City Attorney’s Office reported having interviewed Detective Rougeau, the investigating officer, and expressed a threatening posture in connection with the matter.
Source: Email correspondence from attorney Michael Reynolds, April 11, 2017.
This communication follows the police report initiating the investigation and the provision of the Durable Power of Attorney during March 2017.
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.