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Alleged Neo-Nazi Cult Leader Extradited From Moldova, Arraigned on Racial Hate Charges
- A 21-year-old man from Georgia, identified as the leader of a neo-Nazi faction, was extradited from Moldova and appeared in federal court in Brooklyn on May 23, 2025, facing several felony charges.
- His extradition followed his arrest in Moldova in July 2024 for allegedly directing an undercover agent to pose as Santa Claus and distribute candy tainted with poison to Jewish students and members of minority racial groups in New York City.
- Chkhikvishvili leads the international extremist group Maniac Murder Cult, which promotes a neo-Nazi accelerationist ideology and encourages violent hate crimes through Telegram channels and a manifesto called the "Hater's Handbook."
- Authorities say he planned a mass casualty attack for New Year's Eve 2023, said, "Jews are literally everywhere," and faces charges including soliciting hate crimes and distributing bomb-making instructions.
- If convicted, Chkhikvishvili faces up to 20 years in prison, and officials describe the case as a stark reminder of online terrorism targeting children and minority communities.
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Leader of neo-Nazi ‘murder cult' extradited to the U.S. from Moldova
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Moldova's Ministry of Justice has extradited Georgian neo-Nazi Michail Chkhikvishvili to the United States, accused of preparing an attack in New York and inciting violence in several countries through the publication of an extremist manifesto used as a model of conduct by individuals accused of attacks on the public.Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old native of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, was extradited on May 22 after his arrest in July of this y…
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Accused eader of neo-Nazi 'murder cult' extradited to the U.S. from Moldova
Describing his desire to carry out a mass casualty attack, Chkhikvishvili said he saw the U.S. as "big potential because accessibility to firearms."
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