Particle.news
Download on the App Store
8 ARTICLES
·
1h ago

Neo-Nazi Cult Leader Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn to Soliciting Hate Crimes and Distributing Bomb, Ricin Guides

Prosecutors link his Maniac Murder Cult propaganda to real-world attacks, underscoring a transnational FBI-led investigation.

FILE - The Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
Exterior view of the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn.
Image
The neo-Nazi leader, who wrote a manifesto called the "Haters Handbook," pleaded guilty in Brooklyn to spearheading a bizarre murder plot to dress as Santa and give poison candy to minority children on New Year's Eve. (U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York/TNS)

Overview

  • Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, admitted in federal court to soliciting violent felonies and sending instructions to make bombs and the poison ricin.
  • He recruited an undercover FBI agent to a New Year’s Eve scheme that envisioned a Santa costume and poisoned candy targeting Jewish children and racial minorities in New York City.
  • Authorities say he used Telegram and a manifesto titled the Hater’s Handbook to encourage mass violence, including school shootings.
  • Prosecutors cite apparent influence on a January 2025 school shooting in Nashville and an August 2024 stabbing outside a mosque in Eskisehir, Turkey.
  • He was arrested in Moldova and extradited to the United States in May 2025, faces up to 40 years in prison, and is set for sentencing on March 9, with prosecutors seeking up to 18 years.