'Boss princess': Trump counterterrorism official investigated for seeking 'sugar daddies'
A senior US counterterrorism official in the Trump administration has been accused of seeking “sugar daddies” on a dating site to fund her luxurious lifestyle, according to a report by The Daily Mail published on Wednesday.
Julia Varvaro, the 29-year-old deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism, is alleged to have enticed an older man identified as “Robert B” into spending $40,000 on her during a three-month relationship that started on the dating website Hinge, according to a complaint filed by “Robert B” with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general.
The complaint alleges that Varvaro has a profile on the dating website "Seeking.com" under the pseudonym “Alessia”, and offers “seductive sophistication” to her matches. Varvaro’s appetite for luxury items poses a “security risk” to the US, the complaint says.
The allegations are being investigated.
Seeking.com advertises itself with the motto, “Date people who make your life better”.
“Sugar dating, financial arrangements, and ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship structures are explicitly prohibited under Seeking's community standards. Seeking is now designed exclusively for building genuine and aspirational partnerships,” the site says.
However, the main video on the website shows a grey-haired man with a younger woman as they drive a luxury car, dine at fine restaurants, and visit beach resorts.
Faked by 'a mad ex-boyfriend'
According to the Daily Mail, the profile used the same photo as Varvaro’s Instagram and described Alessia as “flirty, fun, and fond of sultry spaces”.
"I did not want a sugar daddy/prostitution relationship, after spending $30,000-$40,000 for vacations, Cartier jewelry, expensive handbags, and various shopping trips. She told me that she does not have college debt because sugar daddies paid for her college education," the complaint filed by "Robert B" said.
According to the report, “Robert B”, who was identified as a divorced executive, allegedly paid half of Varvaro’s rent, trips to Aruba, the Swiss Alps, and Italy.
The report claims that the two smoked marijuana. Varvaro told “Robert B” that she was “above” drug testing and referred to herself as a "boss princess”.
Recent use of marijuana may disqualify applicants for jobs at the Department of Homeland Security, as well as intelligence agencies like the CIA and FBI.
”She also told me directly that the $40,000 worth of jewelry on her wrists and ears are all trophies from her sugar daddies," the report says. "I believe that she's under financial stress and that her actions pose a security risk.”
Varvaro told The Daily Mail she did nothing wrong and denied having a profile on Seeking.com. She claimed the allegations were faked by “a mad ex-boyfriend”.
The investigation comes amid broader concerns about how the Trump family is partaking in business activities in the Gulf and Europe.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the Trump Organisation, headed by the US president’s children, is involved in the construction of a luxury skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia.
This article was sourced from Middle East Eye.
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