High-ranking DHS official sidelined over allegations of ‘sugar daddy’ relationship, luxe gifts and drug use

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com/category/politics/executive/homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Homeland Security(DHS) official is on administrative leave after an investigation was launched into the leader’s alleged “sugar daddy” relationship, lavish spending and drug use, according to a DHS official.

The probe unfolded after a formal complaint was filed against Julia Varvaro, 29, the DHS deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism, the Daily Mail firstreported.

The man at the center of the allegations, described as a divorced father named “Robert,” told the outlet he spent $40,000 on her during a three-month relationship that began on dating app Hinge before discovering she had a profile on a website called Seeking, which markets itself as “a space where love and luxury meet.”

He alleged that her Seeking profile was under the name “Alessia” and sought “mutually beneficial” relationships with “masculine men.” Varvaro firmly denied the claims when questioned by the Daily Mail.

Julia Varvaro, a DHS deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism, is under investigation after accusations arose related to her personal life.(DHS)

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The outlet reported that, prior to the pair’s falling out, Robert took Varvaro on numerous posh getaways to Aruba,Italyand Switzerland, purchasing her a $3,500 Bottega handbag and taking her to the high-end jewelry store, Cartier.

He added that, during their travels, Varvaro flexed her government position in TSA security lines and claimed she could get VIP access to theWinter Olympics, allegedly bragging, “ICE works for me.”

In his formal complaint to the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which was reviewed by the Daily Mail, Robert said he believes Varvaro is “under financial stress” and that her actions pose a severenational securityrisk.

�a longstanding policy neither to confirm nor to deny the existence of any specific investigation,” and could not provide additional details or comment on the matter.

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Varvaro allegedly boasted about being able to get VIP tickets to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.(Daniel Kopatsch/VOIGT/GettyImages)

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He also told the outlet he witnessed her use marijuana on nearly a dozen occasions and take recreational Xanax.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Varvaro described the situation as a “mad ex-boyfriend putting crap together.I didn’t know it was bad to go on vacation with your boyfriend.”

The outlet said Varvaro admitted to being expedited through Dulles Airportsecuritybut denied using marijuana, seeking VIP Olympic access or having sugar daddies pay for her college, insisting that her request to Robert for a credit card in her name was “kind of a normal thing.”

The latest alleged scandal involving DHS comes after photos appeared to show the husband of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem cross-dressing in private messages.(Rebecca Blackwell/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

The scandal comes less than a month after photos were released of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s husband, Bryon, which appeared to show him cross-dressing in private messages to three different women.

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