BATON ROUGE – A Lafayette man has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison following his conviction for cyberstalking several victims in the federal Middle District of Louisiana and elsewhere.

According to admissions made as part of his guilty plea, 49-year-old Anthony Joseph Depa repeatedly threatened, harassed, and intimidated several victims in the Middle District of Louisiana and elsewhere over a three-month period at the beginning of 2025, by sending them a series of electronic messages (including email messages, text messages, and messages through a social media platform), in which he threatened to kill and harm the individuals and members of their families.

For instance, in an email Depa sent to several of his victims on January 26, 2025, he told
the victims, in part, "I will kill all 3 of you when I see you in person next. . . . Not a threat. A f****** promise."

U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles further sentenced Depa to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.

U.S. Attorney Kurt L. Wall praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for their assistance in the case.