Did the Summer 2016 Russia-Gate Conversations in Ann Arbor Reach Government Officials Before January 2018? Dr. Myria Petrou Asks Daniel Tukel
The previous post, November 17, 2018: Dr. Bradley Foerster Asked the University of Michigan to Facilitate Testimony Before a Federal Judge Regarding Paul Cronin's Russia-Gate Statements, reproduced Dr. Bradley Foerster's November 17, 2018 letter to the University of Michigan, submitted during the Bylaw 5.09 dismissal proceedings. In that correspondence, Dr. Foerster asked the University to facilitate the safe and controlled presentation of Dr. Paul Cronin's Russia-Gate statements before a federal judge.
On June 28, 2026, after reviewing the FBI's first two productions from the Russia-Gate investigative file maintained under Dr. Bradley Foerster's name, Dr. Myria Petrou wrote to attorney Daniel Tukel. Mr. Tukel was retained by the University of Michigan Office of the General Counsel to represent the University during the Bylaw 5.09 dismissal proceedings involving Dr. Bradley Foerster.
The correspondence raises two principal questions. First, Dr. Petrou asks what, if anything, Mr. Tukel did in response to Dr. Foerster's November 2018 request that the University facilitate the presentation of the Cronin Russia-Gate recordings and witness testimony before a federal judge.
Second, she asks whether he is aware of any pathway by which the summer 2016 Russia-Gate conversations with Dr. Paul Cronin at the Wellington Cross residence in Ann Arbor (3672 Wellington Cross) may have reached state or federal law enforcement, the United States Attorney's Office, another part of the executive branch, or the University of Michigan before January 2018, when Drs. Foerster and Petrou reported those matters to the FBI.
The June 28, 2026 correspondence is reproduced below.
Exhibit 1 – June 28, 2026 Email from Dr. Myria Petrou to Daniel Tukel
Core Archive Documents
From Paul Cronin's "This Will Ruin All Our Lives" to "I Will"
Case Model: Core Event → Institutional Response → Real-World Impact
Case Index
Federal Record Summary
Timeline: Town and Gown (2014–2026)
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.