A senior counterterrorism official in the Trump administration, Julia Varvaro, is under internal investigation in Washington after an ex-boyfriend formally accused her of cultivating 'sugar daddy' relationships to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, according to a complaint reviewed by the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) watchdog and reported by the Daily Mail on Wednesday.
The scrutiny around Julia Varvaro, 29, follows an official complaint to the DHS Inspector General from a wealthy executive who said he dated her for three months after they met on the app Hinge. The man, identified only as 'Robert B,' alleges that during their short relationship, he spent tens of thousands of dollars on first-class holidays, designer jewellery, and luxury shopping, only to discover she allegedly had a profile on the sugar-daddy platform Seeking under the name 'Alessia.' Varvaro, who has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism since May 2025, has denied creating or using the Seeking profile.
