Summary
- The leader of a neo-Nazi extremist group planned to have someone dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children in NYC
- The leader, Michail Chkhikvishvili, faces charges of soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence
- The Maniac Murder Cult, led by Chkhikvishvili, promotes violence against racial minorities and the Jewish community
- Chkhikvishvili distributed a manifesto encouraging violent acts and attacks targeting racial minorities
