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Alleged Neo-Nazi Cult Leader Extradited From Moldova, Arraigned on Racial Hate Charges
- The 21-year-old Georgian man accused of leading the Maniac Murder Cult was extradited from Moldova and formally charged in a Brooklyn federal court on May 23, 2025.
- His extradition followed a July 2024 arrest in Moldova after investigations revealed he recruited an undercover FBI agent to plot a poison candy attack targeting Jewish children and minorities in New York City.
- Chkhikvishvili circulated a manifesto called the "Hater's Handbook" that advocates for neo-Nazi accelerationist violence, including large-scale attacks employing methods such as poisoning, suicide attacks involving children, shootings, setting fires, and vehicle-based bombings.
- Officials report that Chkhikvishvili is charged with multiple felonies, including solicitation of hate crimes and planning mass violence, carrying a possible sentence of up to 20 years if found guilty. Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized that this prosecution highlights the ongoing threat posed by extremist networks plotting violent attacks against vulnerable communities.
- The case highlights the threat posed by international extremist online networks, whose violent solicitations have inspired real attacks including a Tennessee school shooting, and demonstrates law enforcement's commitment to combat such terrorism.
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Georgian Man Extradited To US To Face Charges Related To Neo-Nazi 'Murder Cult'
A Georgian national and alleged leader of a neo-Nazi group has been extradited from Moldova to the United States to face charges that he recruited people to commit violent crimes against Jews and other ethnic minorities in New York City, the US Justice Department said.
Neo-Nazi 'Commander Butcher' who plotted to poison Jewish children extradited to US
Michail Chkhikvishvili, leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, extradited from Moldova to the US, where he faces federal charges for soliciting hate crimes and mass violence, including plotting to poison Jewish children.
Feds Tie ‘Commander Butcher’ to Planned Attacks in NYC
A Georgian national accused by federal prosecutors of leading a white supremacist group that recruited others to bomb and poison the Jewish community and racial minorities made his initial court appearance in New York on Friday following his extradition from Moldova. Michail Chkhikvishvili, 21, known as “Commander Butcher,” pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to charges of solicitation of violent feloni…
Leader of neo-Nazi “murder cult” extradited to the U.S. from Moldova
The leader of an eastern European neo-Nazi group has been extradited to the U.S. from Moldova following his arrest last summer for allegedly instructing an undercover federal agent to dress as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and racial minorities, prosecutors said.
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Finger Lakes TimesLeader of neo-Nazi "murder cult" extradited to the US from Moldova
NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of an eastern European neo-Nazi group has been extradited to the United States from Moldova following his arrest last summer for allegedly instructing an undercover federal agent to dress as Santa Claus and hand…
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