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Attorney General’s Office reaches final court order against hate group accused of violating civil rights

Attorney General’s Office reaches final court order against hate group accused of violating civil rights

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella addresses reporters during a news conference, Jan. 25, 2024, in Concord, N.H. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File


MANCHESTER, N.H.- Attorney General John Formella says his office has reached a final court order against Christopher Hood, the leader of the Nationalist Social Club, or NSC-131 for a civil rights violation outside a cafe in 2023.

On Thursday Formella announced the terms in which Hood admitted to breaking state law when he and members of the Neo-Nazi group gathered outside the Teatotaller Café in Concord on June 18,2023, during a drag queen story hour who proceeded to bang on windows, shout slurs and make racist salutes.

Under the agreement Hood who lives in Massachusetts, faces a $10,000 fine, the most allowed by law; and the state has agreed to drop $7,500 of the fine if Hood follows the order.

According to Formella’s office Hood must also complete 250 hours of community service under a state-approved group.

The order also bars Hood and the others from discriminating again or from coming within 250 feet of the former Teatotaller location or contacting its owner or staff.

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