UNBELIEVABLE PLOT: Neo-Nazi Leader Plotted to Poison Jewish Children with Ricin-Laced Candy
A 23-year-old Georgian neo-Nazi, Michail Chkhikvishvili, pleaded guilty to plotting to murder Jewish children in Brooklyn with ricin-laced candy as part of his leadership of an international white supremacist terror network.
A Georgian neo-Nazi, Michail Chkhikvishvili, 23, known online as "Commander Butcher," has pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court after an investigation uncovered a horrifying plot to murder Jewish children with poisoned candy and incite mass-casualty attacks against minority groups across the United States.
Chkhikvishvili admitted on Monday to soliciting hate crimes and distributing instructions for making bombs and the deadly toxin, ricin. Prosecutors identified him as a leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, an international white supremacist network based in Russia and Ukraine.
The Ricin-Laced Candy Plot
Court documents reveal the chilling details of the planned attack. Beginning in late 2023, Chkhikvishvili urged a supposed co-conspirator, who was, in fact, an undercover FBI agent, to carry out a New Year's Eve attack in Brooklyn targeting Jewish children.
The plan instructed the agent to dress as Santa Claus and hand out candy laced with ricin outside Jewish schools and community centers. Chkhikvishvili provided detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the toxin, telling the agent that "ricin would be most simple."
Attorney General Pamela Bondi confirmed that the investigative work in this case saved "untold lives," emphasizing the ongoing threat posed by such violent, nihilistic, and racist groups. FBI Director Kash Patel echoed this, saying the defendant admitted to a horrific plot targeting Jewish people and racial minorities, and even planning to poison children around the holidays.
International Terror Network
Chkhikvishvili's influence extended far beyond the plot he coordinated with the undercover agent. He was the author of the group’s manifesto, the "Hater’s Handbook," which openly advocates for mass murder, school shootings, bombings, and the use of poison.
His hateful propaganda has been directly linked to real-world violence:
Chkhikvishvili, who was indicted in July 2024 and extradited from Moldova in May 2025, offered an apology to the court, citing past struggles with depression and claiming he intended to "do better." Prosecutors, however, maintain that his apology does not diminish the catastrophic violence he encouraged. This terrifying case serves as a grave reminder of the dangerous extremism of anti-Semitism, which continues to fuel violent plots globally, often magnified by hateful propaganda.
