New York Capital Region, Commerce Charged, Attempted Enticement — Local Leader of New York Capital Region Chamber of Commerce Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor | United States Justice Department.
announcement Local Leader of New York Capital Region Chamber of Commerce Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Peter Bardunias Faces Potential Life Imprisonment After Allegedly Sending Sadistic Messages to Undercover Law Enforcement Official Peter Bardunias, 59, of Clifton Park, New York, was charged today with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the
announcement.The criminal complaint filed today alleges that over the past two weeks, Bardunias, a Senior Vice President of Community Advancement for the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, sent messages to an individual he believed to be a 15 year-year-old girl during which he discussed subjecting the would-be minor to violent and sadistic sexual activity.As alleged in the complaint, Bardunias told the individual—who was in fact an undercover law enforcement official—that he wanted to, among other things, “strangle[]” and “tortur[e]” the purported child while raping them. On October 6, 2025, Bardunias traveled to
Warren County, New York, to meet the would-be minor and brought them candy to make them feel more comfortable. “I am thankful that the FBI intervened to ensure that he was unable to follow through in any of this horrific activity with a real minor, and our community is safer tonight because Bardunias is behind bars.”FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. We will continue to use every resource available to find and hold accountable any predator looking to victimize our most vulnerable, and we encourage anyone with additional information on Mr. Bardunias to contact our