Massachusetts attorney general files complaint against neo-Nazi group

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office filed a civil complaint Thursday against the neo-Nazi group known as NSC-131. The allegations against the group and two of its leaders include trespassing, conspiracy and civil rights violations for demonstrations the group has held against migrants and the LBGTQ+ community.

The complaint accuses the group of repeatedly engaging “in violent, threatening, intimidating, and coercive conduct that has interfered with the exercise of rights secured by state and federal law.”

The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, names Christopher Hood, of Newburyport, and Liam McNeil, of Waltham, who are publicly identified as leaders of NSC-131. The two are believed to be behind social media posts claiming responsibility for disruptions at LGBTQ+ events throughout Massachusetts, rallies in several communities and protests at hotels where the state is providing shelter for unhoused and newly arrived migrant families.

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