Inner Link Graphics — Campaign Finance Vendor
Vendor Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Inner Link Graphics / The Inner Link, LLC |
| Owner | Larry Thomas Jr. |
| Operating since | February 2004 |
| Address | 17515 W Nine Mile Rd, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48075 |
| Business | Graphic/web design, printing, promotions |
Inner Link Graphics appears repeatedly in campaign finance records connected to the Banks network — a printing and graphics vendor paid by judges and political figures linked to the enterprise.
Campaign Finance — Yancey Payments
| From | To | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenisha Yancey campaign | Inner Link Graphics | $8,025 total | TransparencyUSA |
| Yancey campaign | Banks Strategy & Consultants | $383.82 (2024) | TransparencyUSA |
Judge Yancey’s campaign paid Inner Link Graphics $8,025 across multiple disbursements. The same campaign paid Banks’ personal consulting LLC — Yancey’s sole expenditure in 2024 was to Banks Strategy.
Network-Wide Vendor Pattern
| From | To | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey campaign | Inner Link Graphics | $8,025 total | TransparencyUSA |
| Latisha Johnson campaign | Inner Link Graphics | $850 | TransparencyUSA |
| 7 network committees | Inner Link / related | $98,291 total | TransparencyUSA analysis |
Inner Link is not an isolated payment. TransparencyUSA analysis shows $98,291 flowing to this vendor from 7 network-connected committees.
See: Political Action Committees for full PAC cross-payment table.
Connection to Yancey
| Role | Entity | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Judge | 36th District Court (Detroit) | Sits on same court as Adam Sabree and Sean Perkins |
| Board Chair | MacDowell Preparatory Academy | Banks’ school |
| Sister | Dr. Chalena Yancey Beasley — PCA School Leader | Banks’ newest school |
A sitting judge paying a network vendor while chairing Banks’ school board creates multiple conflict layers. See Tenisha Yancey for full profile.
Significance
Campaign payments to shared vendors create financial dependencies across the enterprise. When the same printing vendor receives $98K+ from network committees — and a sitting judge is among the payers — it documents coordinated political spending infrastructure supporting the Banks charter school racket.
See also: Institutional Capture — courts as protection layer.
Verify
- TransparencyUSA: transparencyusa.org — search “Yancey” + “Inner Link”
- MI Campaign Finance: 🏛️ CFRS
- PAC profile: Political Action Committees
- Judge Yancey: Tenisha Yancey
All sources are public records.