The Institutional Fingerprint of Dr. Bradley Foerster's FBI Russia-Gate File
At first glance, the opening page appears to be routine administrative paperwork.
It is not.
Rather than documenting investigative findings, the FBI's processing sheet documents the administrative structure of the file, including:
- 47 fully deleted pages within an approximately 150-page FOIA release,
- multiple Referral/Consult processing blocks,
- duplicate-page clusters, and
- shifting exemption patterns across the file.
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Early portions of the file repeatedly invoke:
- b7D — confidential source
- b7E — investigative methods/procedures
Under FOIA, b7D is used to protect confidential-source information and protected source relationships. The FBI’s Deleted Page Information Sheet reflects repeated use of b7D across portions of the early file.
Later portions of the file repeatedly invoke:
- b5 — deliberative process
Unlike b7D, b5 protects:
- internal analysis,
- recommendations,
- evaluative discussion,
- and institutional/government deliberation.
The exemption pattern changes across the file.
The structure is also notable. The release begins with “Referral/Consult” processing blocks and later returns to an additional “Referral/Consult” section near the end of the file, suggesting that multiple institutional or agency equities were implicated within the responsive records.
Separate HHS-OIG records later produced through FOIA documented overlapping investigative activity involving University of Michigan Radiology, MiChart/upcoding allegations, NIH Grant R01 NS082304, and subsequent federal investigative memoranda. Notably, an October 6, 2017 HHS-OIG Investigative Memorandum separately stated that HHS-OIG was the “sole investigating agency at this time,” a chronology later placed in additional context by the subsequent FBI records released through FOIA.
Together, the released FBI and HHS-OIG records reflect parallel institutional and federal record systems intersecting across FBI, HHS-OIG, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Police Department, and related investigative channels.
Documentary Update – June 16, 2026 FBI Production
When this post was originally published, the Institutional Fingerprint suggested that the FBI file involved multiple handling channels extending beyond a simple investigative chronology. The deleted-page information sheet reflected multiple Referral/Consult pages, clusters of confidential-source redactions, and substantial withheld material.
The FBI's June 16, 2026 production has now provided additional context.
Most notably, the production contained seven separate withheld Referral/Consult pages appearing in two distinct groups within the file. Three consecutive Referral/Consult pages appear at pages 136-138, while four additional Referral/Consult pages appear at pages 267-270. The contents of those pages remain withheld.
The production also revealed that on July 1, 2019 the FBI opened a separate INTELPRODS subfile associated with Case No. 46H-DE-2595857. According to the Bureau, the purpose of the subfile was:
"Request a subfile be opened to serve as a repository for intelligence reports."
As discussed in DOJ Releases Second FBI Production: FBI Closed Case, HHS Pursued Debarment, a February 21, 2019 FBI memorandum documented that the grant-related matter had been declined by the United States Attorney's Office. Nevertheless, approximately four months later, the FBI opened the INTELPRODS repository. On August 21, 2019, HHS-OIG issued its closing memorandum stating that discussions with the United States Attorney's Office had resulted in a declination of criminal prosecution and that "the criminal case is therefore closed."
The production further revealed a separate block of 39 consecutively withheld pages associated with the INTELPRODS component of the file.
Taken together, these records confirm that the file included a distinct intelligence-reporting repository created during the final months of the investigation. The contents of the withheld Referral/Consult pages and the INTELPRODS records remain unknown. As a result, the purpose served by the July 2019 intelligence-report repository remains unclear from the records released to date.
Exhibit A – June 16, 2026 Deleted Page Information Sheet
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Exhibit B – July 1, 2019 INTELPRODS Subfile Opening Document
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Exhibit C – INTELPRODS Deleted Page Information Sheet (39 Pages Withheld)
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Core Archive Documents
Case Model
Case Index
Federal Record Summary
Town & Gown: A Chronology (2014–2026)
From "This Will Ruin All Our Lives" to "I Will"
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.