RICO Pattern — The Banks Enterprise

This page presents the complainant’s analysis of documented relationships and financial flows, organized under the framework of 18 U.S.C. § 1961 (RICO). The records are public. The relationships are documented. The pattern analysis is the complainant’s inference, submitted to federal agencies for determination. Whether these facts constitute racketeering is a legal conclusion that only a court or prosecutorial authority can make.

📨 Filed

Epistemic Key

MarkerMeaning
📋 RecordVerifiable public record
✅ CorroboratedConfirmed by 2+ independent sources
🔍 InferenceAnalytical conclusion drawn from records — not adjudicated
⚖️ AllegationFormally alleged in complaint — awaiting determination

Enterprise Structure Documented

See: Enterprise Principals, Entity Profiles, Judicial Cover.

Revenue Streams

StreamEntityAnnual ValueSource
Charter school AMacDowell Preparatory Academy $4.9M/yr state aidSchool budget transparency
Charter school BPurpose Charter AcademyState aid (finances pending)DPSCD authorization
ConsultingBanks Strategy & Consultants LLCJudge campaign paymentsTransparencyUSA
EventsCBC Week parties$50K–$150K est. (4 years)Eventbrite

Extraction Mechanism

LayerEntityMechanism
CMO shellThe Purpose Group, LLCTakes 72.67% of school revenue; sole member: Banks
Management gapPurpose Group LLC $348,489 unaccounted “management fee”
Private foundationPurpose Foundation2 felons hold all 4 officer positions
Personal extractionBrian Roderick Banks$150K base salary + control of all entities

Political Connections 📋 Record

EntityRoleDetail
Bank on Banks for Michigan PACTreasurerJoseph Holland Jr. — convicted drug trafficker
Bank on Wayne County PACTreasurerBrian Roderick Banks
Opportunities For All MichiganOfficerHolland; dark money mailers
CBC Week eventsHost4 years of Congressional Black Caucus networking

See: Political Action Committees, Political Enablers.

Judicial Connections 📋 Record

Nine judges have documented connections to the enterprise. Whether these connections required recusal or constitute a pattern is submitted for agency determination.

JudgeCourtDocumented ConnectionStatus
Judge Cylenthia MillerWayne 3rd CircuitPCA Board Chair 📋 RecordActive — ballot Nov 2026
Judge Aliyah SabreeWayne 3rd CircuitMSU Law classmate (~2010); father = Treasurer 📋 RecordActive
Judge Tenisha Yancey36th DistrictPaid $383.82 to Banks Strategy — sole expenditure 📋 RecordActive
Judge David PerkinsWayne ProbateFamily donations to network campaigns 📋 RecordActive

See: Institutional Capture.

Each predicate act reinforces the others. Credential fraud enables school authorization → authorization enables revenue → revenue enables campaign payments → payments enable judicial protection → judicial protection prevents accountability → the cycle continues.

Potential Predicate Acts (18 U.S.C. § 1961) ⚖️ Allegation

The following are submitted as potential predicates for agency evaluation. Whether each constitutes a federal offense is a determination for prosecutors and courts, not this publication.

#Potential ActStatuteDocumented EvidenceEpistemic Status
1Mail Fraud§ 1341False J.D. credential on school websites, bios, published materials ✅ CorroboratedCredential claim: 📋 Record . Whether it constitutes fraud: ⚖️ Allegation
2Wire Fraud§ 1343False credential on DOE applications, grant filings 🔍 InferenceApplication filings: 📋 Record . Intent: ⚖️ Allegation
3Money Laundering§ 1956$4.28M/yr through Purpose Group LLC; $348K unaccounted 📋 RecordFinancial flow: ✅ Corroborated . Laundering characterization: ⚖️ Allegation
4Financial Fraud§ 1344Three bankruptcies; PAC irregularities 📋 RecordRecords: 📋 Record . Pattern: 🔍 Inference
5Bribery concern§ 201Judge campaign → Banks Strategy LLC ($383.82) 📋 RecordPayment: 📋 Record . Bribery characterization: ⚖️ Allegation
6Recusal question§ 1503Connected judges presiding over enterprise-related cases 🔍 InferenceConnections: 📋 Record . Obstruction characterization: ⚖️ Allegation

The Continuity Test

The enterprise has operated continuously for 14+ years (2010–present):

PhasePeriodActivity
StreetPre-2005BMF drug distribution network (father OD Banks = Defendant #22)
Political2014–2016MI State House using fake credentials
Educational2017–presentCharter school superintendent using fake credentials
Financial2017–presentCMO extraction of public school funds
Nonprofit2024–presentPurpose Foundation — private foundation, 2 felon officers

See: Timeline for chronological documentation.

Independent Reporting

Primary Analytical Reference

Secondary Sources

Verify (Source Data)

ClaimVerify At
Criminal recordMI ICHAT — SID 2029469K
No bar admissionState Bar of MI —
Entity recordsLARA — IDs 803294855, 803295082, 802070120
School financesmacdowellprep.com (budget transparency)
Campaign paymentstransparencyusa.org
BankruptciesPACER — Cases 97-45020, 98-49073, 06-55281
BMF connectionPACER — Case 2:05-cr-80955
Judicial connectionsMI campaign finance —
PCA Boardpurposecharteracademy.com/boardofdirectors

All sources are public records.

🔬 Share What You Know

Every observation strengthens the network. Tag what you see, share what you know, build immunity together.

📡

Signal

Private

Submit observations directly to the network. Reviewed before publication. Your IP is hashed, never stored raw.

Min 10 characters. No personal data stored without consent.
Only used if we need to verify. Never published.
💬

Discuss

Public

Open discussion on the membrane. Comments live on sovereign infrastructure.

↗ also on GitHub Discussions

🔐

Secure Message

Encrypted

Send a message directly on the membrane. IP hashed, never stored raw. For end-to-end encryption, use the external email option below.

Only used if we need to respond. Never published.
↗ prefer external email? ProtonMail Clutch Justice

💡 Tip: If you are a government employee or officer of the court, consider using a personal email account for sensitive disclosures.