Maria Petrou, a Bank of Ann Arbor Trust, an Unreconciled Sheriff's Sale Ledger, and a Simple Question: What Other Agreements Were Never Disclosed?

In June 2026, Dr. Myria Petrou transmitted follow-up correspondence to former attorney Cyril Hall concerning unresolved questions surrounding the August 2017 sheriff's sale, the disposition of sheriff's-sale proceeds, and whether any agreements or arrangements affecting Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Petrou were ever made without their knowledge. This correspondence follows earlier reporting concerning Mr. Hall's representation of Drs. Foerster and Petrou and questions regarding the allegations advanced against them during the underlying investigations: Former Counsel Cyril Hall and the FBI File: What Were Dr. Petrou and Dr. Foerster Actually Being Accused Of?

For nearly a decade, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou have sought to understand what occurred following the allegations advanced against them, the subsequent law-enforcement investigations, the foreclosure proceedings, and the August 2017 sheriff's sale of their properties. More recently, attention has focused on the disposition of sheriff's-sale proceeds and the continuing inability to reconcile the Bank of Ann Arbor mortgage ledger, which appears to leave at least $250,000 unaccounted for.

One possible explanation for the unreconciled ledger would be the existence of agreements, settlements, transfers, or other arrangements affecting the sheriff's-sale proceeds that were never disclosed to Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou.

The inquiry also arises against the backdrop of estate-planning documents executed by Maria and Petros Petrou in February 2017. In November 2024, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou obtained copies of those documents from Maria and Petros Petrou's attorney, Steven Garris. The wills disinherited Dr. Petrou, named the grandchildren as contingent beneficiaries, and directed that any inheritance received before age twenty-five be placed into a trust administered by Bank of Ann Arbor.

After obtaining the wills from Mr. Garris, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou contacted Maria Petrou regarding the trust provisions. Although Maria Petrou had signed a will establishing a trust administered by Bank of Ann Arbor, she stated that she knew nothing about any trust and did not know what assets, if any, were associated with it.

The documents raised a broader question. Maria Petrou had signed a will establishing a trust administered by Bank of Ann Arbor for the benefit of her grandchildren, yet later stated that she knew nothing about any trust and did not know what assets, if any, were associated with it. Against the backdrop of unresolved questions concerning Bank of Ann Arbor's foreclosure records and sheriff's-sale accounting, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou began asking a broader question: what other agreements, arrangements, or understandings might exist that they had never been told about?

At the same time, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou were attempting to determine what had happened to at least $250,000 that remained unreconciled in the Bank of Ann Arbor mortgage ledger following the sheriff's sale and were repeatedly requesting information from the Bank regarding the disposition of those funds.

The November 2024 correspondence did not merely reject a future inheritance. Rather, it reflected concerns about previously undisclosed wills and trust arrangements, the lack of transparency surrounding those arrangements, and the appearance of institutions that had also played roles in the foreclosure and sheriff's-sale proceedings.

The renewed focus on the estate prompted a further question. If Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou had already disassociated themselves and their children from any wills, trusts, or inheritance arrangements involving Maria or Petros Petrou in November 2024, why had the estate suddenly become important again in June 2026?

Instead, the June 2026 correspondence asks a different question: were any agreements ever made on behalf of Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou without their knowledge that could help explain unresolved questions surrounding the August 2017 sheriff's sale and the disposition of funds reflected in Bank of Ann Arbor's records?

Whether any such agreements existed remains unknown. What is known is that Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou discovered previously undisclosed estate-planning documents, including a will establishing a trust structure to be administered by Bank of Ann Arbor that Maria Petrou later stated she knew nothing about, and a mortgage ledger that still appears to leave at least $250,000 unreconciled following the sheriff's sale.

Against that backdrop, the June 24, 2026 correspondence to Mr. Hall asks a simple question: if previously undisclosed arrangements came to light in 2024, are there other agreements or understandings that have yet to be disclosed?

Related Reporting

The Unreconciled Sheriff's Sale Ledger: Who Received the Money?
Additional reporting concerning the Bank of Ann Arbor mortgage ledger, the August 2017 sheriff's sale, and the approximately $250,000 that remains unreconciled in the Bank's records.

Exhibit 1 – November 2, 2024 Letter to Bank of Ann Arbor Requesting Removal of Maria and Peter Foerster from Trust

This letter from Dr. Myria Petrou to Bank of Ann Arbor requested removal of Maria and Peter Foerster from any trust arrangement referenced in the 2017 Maria and Petros Petrou estate-planning documents. The letter also requested trust records and referenced the unresolved sheriff's-sale accounting issue.

Exhibit 2 – February 2, 2017 Last Will and Testament of Maria Petrou

The will names the grandchildren as contingent beneficiaries, states that Dr. Myria Petrou is to take nothing from the estate, provides for trust treatment for beneficiaries under age twenty-five, and nominates Bank of Ann Arbor as trustee of all trusts created under the instrument.

Exhibit 3 – November 9, 2024 Letter from Dr. Myria Petrou Disassociating from Wills, Trusts, Estate Plans, and Inheritance Arrangements

This notarized correspondence was transmitted to Maria Petrou and attorneys she had used over time. Dr. Petrou stated that she and her children did not know about, did not consent to, and did not wish to participate in any wills, trusts, estate plans, inheritance arrangements, or related structures involving Maria or Petros Petrou.

Exhibit 4 – November 9, 2024 Letter from Dr. Bradley Foerster Disassociating from Wills, Trusts, Estate Plans, and Inheritance Arrangements

This notarized correspondence similarly stated that Dr. Foerster and his children did not know about, did not consent to, and did not wish to participate in any wills, trusts, estate plans, inheritance arrangements, or related structures involving Maria or Petros Petrou.

Exhibit 5 – June 24, 2026 Email to Former Attorney Cyril Hall Regarding Estate, Sheriff's-Sale Proceeds, and Possible Agreements

In this follow-up email, Dr. Petrou asked whether any agreements had been made on behalf of Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou without their knowledge, in the context of continuing questions concerning the estate issue, the Bank of Ann Arbor trust, and the sheriff's-sale proceeds.

Core Archive Documents

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Federal Record Summary
Town & Gown: A Chronology (2014–2026)
From "This Will Ruin All Our Lives" to "I Will"

Selected Reporting

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.