Palm Beach County Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking Two Victims

MIAMI – Jorge Ibarra, 31, of Palm Beach County, Florida, was sentenced today in federal court for engaging in a prolonged and threatening cyberstalking campaign against two individuals over the course of nearly three years. U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks sentenced Ibarra to 24 months in prison after he pled guilty earlier this year to two counts of cyberstalking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2261A(2)(A).

According to court documents, beginning on or about January 31, 2022, and continuing through November 11, 2024, Ibarra used electronic communication services and systems of interstate commerce to engage in a targeted course of conduct intended to harass and intimidate Victim 1. His actions placed the victim in reasonable fear of death and serious bodily injury.

In a separate but overlapping pattern of conduct, from approximately March 4, 2023, through October 30, 2024, Ibarra similarly targeted Victim 2 using electronic communications across state lines to instill fear of death and serious bodily injury. The communications were persistent, threatening, and calculated to terrorize both victims.

Ibarra was indicted in December 2024 and pled guilty to both counts on February 19, 2025, during a hearing before Judge Middlebrooks in West Palm Beach. There was no written plea agreement.

U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida and acting Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles of the FBI, Miami Field Office, made the announcement.

The FBI Miami’s Palm Beach Resident Agency investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Dispoto prosecuted it.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 24-cr-80156.

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