The leader of a neo-Nazi extremist group has been charged with plotting a chilling attack on Jewish children in New York City.

DOJ prosecutors claimed on Thursday that Michail Chkhikvishvili, who heads the Georgian neo-Nazi cult ‘Maniac Murder,’ had sought to have someone dress up as Santa Claus and distribute candy laced with lethal poisons to youngsters at New York’s Jewish schools. Shockingly, he provided an undercover officer with detailed instructions on concocting the lethal toxins.

The 21-year-old suggested carrying out the poisoning on “some Jewish holiday” when “Jewish schools are full of kids.” He also expressed his desire to publish a video of the planned attack, hoping it would elevate his cult’s notoriety to a level surpassing that of Al Qaeda, according to court documents.

When warned about the potential backlash from such an attack, Chkhikvishvili responded, “That’s exactly what we want.”

Upon further investigation, authorities revealed a manifesto titled the “Hater’s Handbook,” which Chkhikvishvili authored and had been distributing since 2021. In the document, Chkhikvishvili states that he has “murdered for the white race” and encourages others to commit acts of ethnic cleansing, such as school shootings and using children to perpetrate suicide bombings. It also provides detailed guidance on making bombs to facilitate his desire to carry out these atrocities.

If found guilty on the charges of soliciting violent felonies, conspiring to solicit these heinous acts, and distributing explosive-related information, Chkhikvishvili could be trading his neo-Nazi aspirations for a 20-year stint in a federal prison.