A 19-year-old leader of the nihilistic violent extremist (NVE) group “764” has pleaded guilty to child exploitation and charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, the FBI said in a Dec. 23 post on X.
764 is a criminal network that methodically targets and exploits minors. Members engage in blackmail and manipulation to coerce or extort minors to commit sexual acts, animal cruelty, and suicide. The RICO Act, enacted in 1970, targets organized crime syndicates.
The individual who pleaded guilty, Alexis Aldair Chavez, “was a leader of an online network where members worked towards a common purpose of destroying civilized society through the corruption and exploitation of vulnerable populations, including minors,” the FBI said….