EEOC Records and University of Michigan Responses Concerning “Nick” Allegations (2017–2018)
A contemporaneous chronology states that EEOC representative Angelique Moreno advised Dr. Myria Petrou in October 2017 that the conduct associated with the unidentified individual “Nick” “met the criteria of sexual harassment” and should be reported to the University of Michigan. The chronology further states that Dr. Petrou subsequently filed an amended or new EEOC charge that was accepted by the EEOC.
Dr. Myria Petrou amended her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge in November 2017 to include allegations involving false sexual allegations, retaliation, and lack of investigation into the credibility of an individual using the name “Nick.”
The records below include contemporaneous EEOC communications, University of Michigan Office of General Counsel (OGC) responses, and later Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) records concerning the “Nick Bee” allegations.
The EEOC-related records discussed below were released by the University of Michigan on March 12, 2026 in response to FOIA request PET 0145-24, following numerous extensions and a delay exceeding two years.
Amended EEOC Charge (November 30, 2017)
On November 30, 2017, Dr. Petrou amended her EEOC charge to include allegations involving false sexual allegations and lack of departmental investigation into the credibility of the individual disseminating those allegations.
The amended charge stated:
“On or about October 18, 2017, I was informed of a false accusation of a sexual nature made against me. My Department, including my Chair, has not investigated the credibility of the individual making these false accusations.”
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Amended EEOC Charge — November 30, 2017
December 13, 2017 EEOC Escalation Email
On December 12, 2017, Dr. Petrou met with EEOC supervisor Ed Zioncheck concerning what the subsequent email described as “critical information” involving allegations of extortion, financial fraud, and false sexual allegations. EEOC personnel advised Dr. Petrou to submit a written chronology of the events.
The email further documented that Dr. Bradley Foerster accompanied Dr. Petrou to the EEOC meeting as a support person.
On December 13, 2017, Dr. Petrou submitted the chronology to EEOC personnel, including EEOC supervisor Ed Zioncheck, concerning the “Nick” allegations, retaliation concerns, and institutional response at the University of Michigan.
The email stated:
“‘Nick’ had first appeared at the end of April of 2017 accusing me and Dr. Foerster of financial fraud and again extortion of Paul Cronin.”
The email further stated:
“At the end of June 2017, I informed my chair Dr. Reed Dunnick and my direct supervisor Dr. Ashok Srinivasan of Nick’s allegations and activities but no investigation was initiated at the time.”
The email also stated:
“On November 30 2017, I amended my charge with the EEOC to include the sexual allegations and the lack of investigation by my department, including my Chair Dr. Dunnick, of the credibility of ‘Nick’, the character disseminating these allegations.”
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December 13, 2017 EEOC Chronology Email
University of Michigan Office of General Counsel Responses
In an October 24, 2017 response to the EEOC, the University of Michigan Office of General Counsel stated that Dr. Petrou “was not a party to (i.e. Complainant or Respondent) or a witness in any investigation by U-M’s Office for Institutional Equity (‘OIE’).”
The University denied retaliation allegations and characterized grant removals and related issues as performance and responsiveness matters.
A later December 21, 2017 OGC letter acknowledged allegations involving “a false accusation of a sexual nature” and requested additional information concerning the accusation and who made it.
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University of Michigan OGC Correspondence
Subsequent Office of Institutional Equity Memorandum
Excerpts of the University of Michigan Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) memorandum dated October 1, 2018 are included below because the memorandum documents later OGC and OIE review activity concerning the same “Nick Bee” allegations described in Dr. Petrou’s 2017 EEOC chronology.
The memorandum documented that Dr. Myria Petrou met with OIE on November 7, 2017 concerning allegations of harassment and retaliation, met again with OIE on February 7, 2018, and continued providing emails and supporting documentation through July 2018.
The memorandum further documented that Dr. Petrou reported that an individual using the name “Nick Bee” was spreading false sexual allegations concerning Dr. Petrou and Dr. Paul Cronin, including allegations involving an affair, pregnancy, and paternity.
The memorandum also documented that Dr. Petrou requested investigation of the allegations in 2017, later provided recordings and related materials concerning “Nick Bee,” and that the University Office of General Counsel possessed recordings and August 2017 “Nick Bee” communications involving allegations of extortion and false sexual allegations against Dr. Myria Petrou while undertaking efforts to identify the individual using the name “Nick Bee.”
The complete memorandum is available here:
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University of Michigan OIE Memorandum — October 1, 2018
EEOC Closure and Right-to-Sue Notice
In April 2019, the EEOC notified Dr. Myria Petrou that it would not bring suit concerning the charge and issued a Notice of Right to Sue.
The notice closed the EEOC administrative process and informed Dr. Petrou of her right to pursue the matter through private litigation.
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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.