Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC — Judge Payments
Entity Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC |
| LARA ID | 802070120 |
| Filed | February 25, 2017 |
| Controller | Brian Roderick Banks (sole member) |
Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC is Banks’ personal consulting firm — the entity that receives payments from sitting judges’ campaigns.
Chronic Administrative Neglect
The entity’s LARA filing history shows a pattern of neglect:
| Event | Detail |
|---|---|
| Good standing | Lost |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 3 overdue annual statements batch-filed on one day |
Rather than maintaining compliance, Banks allowed the entity to fall out of good standing and then filed multiple overdue statements simultaneously.
Judge Campaign Payments
| Judge | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenisha Yancey | $2,283 | 2024 | TransparencyUSA |
A sitting Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court judge’s campaign paid Banks’ consulting LLC while Banks operates charter schools and related entities in the same jurisdiction.
Connection to Banks Network
Judge Yancey campaign
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│ $2,283
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Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC
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Brian Roderick Banks (9 convictions, claimed J.D. not confirmed by bar records)
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├── Purpose Charter Academy
├── MacDowell Preparatory Academy
└── The Purpose Group, LLC
Verify
- LARA: cofs.lara.state.mi.us — entity ID 802070120
- Campaign finance: transparencyusa.org — search “Yancey” + “Banks Strategy”
All sources are public records. Full documentation in the git repository.