A neo-nazi group leader is in custody in Georgia after attempting to solicit attacks against Jews and minorities in New York, federal officials say.
Authorities arrested Michail Chkhikvishvili in Chișinău, Moldova, on an Interpol warrant on July 6, 2024. The arrest came after a grand jury in Brooklyn approved charges against Chkhikvishvili for allegedly soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
“As alleged, the defendant sought to recruit others to commit violent attacks and killings in furtherance of his Neo-Nazi ideologies,” said Breon Peace, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “His goal was to spread hatred, fear and destruction by encouraging bombings, arson and even poisoning children, for the purpose of harming racial minorities, the Jewish community and homeless…
