The man who exposed that a top Trump counterterrorism official trawled for sugar daddies online is a 57-year-old software executive from the DC suburbs, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Robert Bianchi agreed to be named after our blockbuster article revealed how he spent $40,000 on DHS official Julia Varvaro during a three-month fling.
Varvaro, 29, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism since May 2025, was put on administrative leave on Wednesday after the Daily Mail's story was published.
'I saw a major security risk and reported it,' Bianchi told the Daily Mail on Thursday. 'That's what you do.'
Bianchi is CEO of SDVO Solutions, a software company. He also has supplied technology to the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, with multi-million dollar contracts that originated before he met Varvaro.
The divorced father says he took the raven-haired beauty on first-class trips to Aruba, Italy, San Diego and South Carolina during their short time together.
But he could never spend enough to keep her happy, he claimed in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.
Varvaro, however, told the Daily Mail she did nothing wrong. 'I didn't know it was bad to go on vacation with your boyfriend,' she said.
Robert Bianchi, 57, CEO of SDVO Solutions, a software company, based in DC
The man said the relationship began with an upscale date in Washington, DC, where he picked up a $1,400 bill. Above they are pictured having dinner during a trip to Charleston
'We were together in an exclusive relationship. We went on vacations. I don't know what's the problem with that.'
But Robert has made an official complaint with the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General, revealing she had a profile on the sugar daddy website 'Seeking'.
On the page, seen by the Daily Mail, she called herself Alessia and offered 'seductive sophistication.' She used the same photo that is on her Instagram.
'Alessia' also said she is 'flirty, fun, and fond of sultry spaces - mysterious lounges, velvet shadows, wine in hand…' She said she is 'drawn to a masculine man who's attentive, protective, and quietly playful for mutually beneficial experiences.'
Varvaro denied having a profile on Seeking when questioned by the Daily Mail. The profile – which was set up on the day after Thanksgiving last year – was removed after we initially reached out for comment on this article.
In his complaint to the Inspector General, which the Daily Mail has seen, Robert said: '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.
'She also told me directly that the $40,000 worth of jewelry on her wrists and ears are all trophies from her sugar daddies.
Robert told the Daily Mail he took Varvaro on a first class trip to Aruba - where he is pictured holding a 'She's Horny' sign - but claimed she later expressed disappointment in his choice of resort
Robert claims she regularly ordered the most expensive items on the menu during their outings
Robert says Varvaro led them on shopping sprees for dresses and luxury footwear - 'mostly for herself,' and sent $2,000 to cover half of her rent
'I believe that she's under financial stress and that her actions pose a security risk,' he added in the official complaint.
Robert also accused her of consuming marijuana during their time together, something she adamantly denies.
Security sources told the Daily Mail that if true, Varvaro's case is comparable to that of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband.
'It's the same issue as Noem but on a much larger scale and I'd argue is actually worse because getting to Noem is much harder than picking off someone at the DAS (Deputy Assistant Secretary) level,' said one government source.
And former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos also found the claims troubling.
'Allegations of a sugar daddy relationship and unreported income from that relationship are serious issues for DHS security personnel that need to be resolved,' he told the Daily Mail.
'I would be curious to see what kind of vetting was done on her prior to her employment, given she would have been subject to a full background investigation. How did this not come up?'
Varvaro denies illegal drug use or smoking marijuana.
Some sources have likened the case to that of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her husband's cross-dressing - and the security risks both pose. Varvaro posted this photo with Noem
Varvaro, pictured with the president, works as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism within the Department of Homeland Security
'We do not comment on internal investigations,' a Homeland Security spokesperson told the Daily Mail.
The Inspector General would neither confirm nor deny that an investigation is underway.
Varvaro has made frequent appearances at MAGA events both before and after Trump's re-election in November 2024.
Her X-profile pictures show her wearing a Trump pin, flashing thumbs up with the president in front of the American flag.
Another video she posted in October 2024 shows her schmoozing with Trump loyalist Paul Ingrassia - soon to be White House liaison to DHS - poolside at Mar-a-Lago, sipping cocktails while promoting the screening of a movie about culture wars.
That same month Varvaro posted another picture of them posing at a Trump campaign event in New York, Varvaro clutching a red, white and blue MAGA jacket and handbag, and Ingrassia sporting a MAGA hat.
Varvaro earned her doctoral degree at St John's University in New York, completing a program in Homeland Security in 2024.
Just a year after her graduation, she was appointed to the senior position with DHS, at age 28.