Sugar Babies
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 • 5:49 PM
There’s a certain genre of scandal that Washington pretends to find shocking every few months: a government official accused of blurring the line between public duty and private benefit. The latest involves Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Julia Varvaro, who is reportedly under investigation after allegations that she sought out wealthy benefactors—“sugar daddies,” in the unvarnished phrasing—to subsidize her lifestyle.
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