RICO Pattern — The Banks Enterprise

September 20, 2026

The Banks enterprise operates as a documented racketeering pattern across charter schools, shell entities, captured courts, and political infrastructure. This analysis maps the structure under 18 U.S.C. § 1961.

Enterprise Structure

BRIAN RODERICK BANKS (9 convictions, 3 bankruptcies, fake J.D.)
│
├── REVENUE STREAMS
│   ├── Purpose Charter Academy (K-8, DPSCD authorized) ─── state aid
│   ├── MacDowell Preparatory Academy ─────────────────── 

$4.9M&#x2F;yr
 state aid
│   ├── Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC ──────────────── Campaign payments from judges
│   └── Eventbrite events (CBC Week, Galas) ───────────── $50K–$150K est. (4 years)
│
├── EXTRACTION MECHANISM
│   ├── The Purpose Group LLC (CMO) ───── Takes 

72.67%
 of school revenue
│   │   └── 

$348,489
 unaccounted "management fee" gap
│   ├── Purpose Foundation (501c3) ────── "Private foundation" — 2 felons, all positions
│   └── Personal salary ──────────────── $150K base + control of all entities
│
├── POLITICAL COVER
│   ├── Bank on Banks for Michigan PAC ── Holland (felon) as Treasurer
│   ├── Bank on Wayne County PAC ──────── Banks as Treasurer
│   ├── Opportunities For All Michigan ── Dark money mailers
│   └── CBC Week events ───────────────── 4 years hosting Congressional members
│
├── JUDICIAL COVER
│   ├── 

<a href="&#x2F;network&#x2F;judges&#x2F;cylenthia-miller&#x2F;"><strong>Judge Cylenthia Miller</strong></a>
 ────────── Board Chair of Banks' prior school entity
│   ├── 

<a href="&#x2F;network&#x2F;judges&#x2F;aliyah-sabree&#x2F;"><strong>Judge Aliyah Sabree</strong></a>
 ───────────── MSU Law classmate (2010), never reported fraud
│   ├── 

<a href="&#x2F;network&#x2F;judges&#x2F;tenisha-yancey&#x2F;"><strong>Judge Tenisha Yancey</strong></a>
 ──────────── Paid $383.82 to Banks Strategy (SOLE expenditure, 2024)
│   └── 

<a href="&#x2F;network&#x2F;judges&#x2F;david-perkins&#x2F;"><strong>Judge David Perkins</strong></a>
 ────────────────── Wayne Probate Judge, family donated to network
│
└── KEY ASSOCIATE
    └── 

<a href="&#x2F;network&#x2F;actors&#x2F;joseph-holland&#x2F;"><strong>Joseph Holland Jr.</strong></a>
 (felon, MDOC #443789)
        ├── Purpose Foundation: Secretary + Treasurer
        ├── Bank on Banks PAC: Treasurer
        ├── Banks Living Trust: 1st Successor Trustee
        └── OFA Michigan: Officer

See: Enterprise Principals, Entity Profiles, Judicial Cover.

Revenue Streams

Stream	Entity	Annual Value	Source
Charter school A	MacDowell Preparatory Academy	$4.9M/yr state aid	School budget transparency
Charter school B	Purpose Charter Academy	State aid (finances pending)	DPSCD authorization
Consulting	Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC	Judge campaign payments	TransparencyUSA
Events	CBC Week parties	$50K–$150K est. (4 years)	Eventbrite

Extraction Mechanism

Layer	Entity	Mechanism
CMO shell	The Purpose Group, LLC	Takes 72.67% of school revenue; sole member: Banks
Management gap	Purpose Group LLC	$348,489 unaccounted “management fee”
Private foundation	Purpose Foundation	2 felons hold all 4 officer positions
Personal extraction	Brian Roderick Banks	$150K base salary + control of all entities

Political Cover

Entity	Role	Detail
Bank on Banks for Michigan PAC	Treasurer	Joseph Holland Jr. — convicted drug trafficker
Bank on Wayne County PAC	Treasurer	Brian Roderick Banks
Opportunities For All Michigan	Officer	Holland; dark money mailers
CBC Week events	Host	4 years of Congressional Black Caucus networking

See: Political Action Committees, Political Enablers.

Judicial Cover

Judge	Court	Connection
Judge Cylenthia Miller	Wayne 3rd Circuit	Board Chair of Anchor Rock Foundation
Judge Aliyah Sabree	Wayne 3rd Circuit	MSU Law classmate (~2010); brother is County Treasurer
Judge Tenisha Yancey	36th District	Paid $383.82 to Banks Strategy — her sole expenditure (2024)
Judge David Perkins	Wayne Probate	Family donations to network campaigns; Serenity Guardianship Services, Inc. jurisdiction

See: Institutional Capture.

Predicate Acts (18 U.S.C. § 1961)

#	Act	Statute	Evidence
1	Mail Fraud	18 U.S.C. § 1341	Credential fraud on school websites, conference bios, and published materials — distributed via mail/wire to obtain public school funds
2	Wire Fraud	18 U.S.C. § 1343	False J.D. credential on federally-funded school applications, DOE reporting, and grant applications
3	Money Laundering	18 U.S.C. § 1956	$4.28M/yr funneled through Purpose Group LLC shell structure; $348K unaccounted management fees
4	Financial Institution Fraud	18 U.S.C. § 1344	Three personal bankruptcies; PAC financial irregularities
5	Bribery	18 U.S.C. § 201	Campaign payments from sitting judges to Banks’ consulting firm
6	Obstruction	18 U.S.C. § 1503	Network judges presiding over network-connected cases without recusal

The Continuity Test

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

Phase	Period	Activity
Street	Pre-2005	BMF drug distribution network (father OD Banks = Defendant #22)
Political	2014–2016	MI State House using fake credentials
Educational	2017–present	Charter school superintendent using fake credentials
Financial	2017–present	CMO extraction of public school funds
Nonprofit	2024–present	Purpose Foundation — private foundation, 2 felon officers

See: Timeline for chronological documentation.

Verify

Claim	Verify At
Criminal record	MI ICHAT — SID 2029469K
No bar admission	State Bar of MI — ⚖️ State Bar (ZeekBeek)
Entity records	LARA — IDs 803294855, 803295082, 802070120
School finances	macdowellprep.com (budget transparency)
Campaign payments	transparencyusa.org
Bankruptcies	PACER — Cases 97-45020, 98-49073, 06-55281
BMF connection	PACER — Case 2:05-cr-80955
Judicial connections	MI campaign finance — 🏛️ CFRS

All sources are public records.