Alleged Maniac Murder Cult head plotted to poison minorities in NYC: officials

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – An alleged leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group is accused of plotting to poison racial minorities and Jewish children in New York City with laced candy, according to federal prosecutors.

Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, allegedly part of the Maniac Murder Cult, was charged with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence, per the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. He was arrested in Moldova by Interpol on July 6.