Money can’t buy him love, so he’s suing

A Wall Street guy who fell for a Manhattan stripper wants his Gucci scarf back, according to a new lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, along with more than $100,000 he claims he lent her when, he says, she duped him into believing they were dating.

Regretful sugar daddy John Leahy of Union, Mich., fell for Aline Luz Dunga when he met her at her job as an exotic dancer, according to the complaint.

When the pandemic hit and the city’s jiggle joints were shut down as nonessential businesses, Leahy says in court documents, he set up his own stimulus package, lending her money for “maintenance” when she was unable to work.

The smitten financier doled out $125,000 in payments from 2019 to 2021, he says, with the promise that he would be repaid. But that never happened.

Dunga’s mother, Annalu Gomez, who lives in Shrewsbury, Mass., also received thousands of dollars to cover her cancer treatment and pay her state taxes, according to the lawsuit, which was filed on Feb. 24.

But his one-man Paycheck Protection Program dried up after Leahy found out that she wanted him only for his money, he claims.

“Between the years 2019 and 2021, [Dunga] made false representations that she and [Leahy] were in a legitimate relationship to induce him to make payments to her creditors for her maintenance,” according to the suit.

In August 2021, Leahy wised up and forced his unrequited lover to sign a promissory note to pay back a $10,000 loan, the complaint says.

In November 2021, the mom borrowed $6,000 more, to pay off her Massachusetts taxes, according to the suit. She later borrowed $8,000 more, but never made good on the loan, Leahy claims in court papers.

Dunga and her mother pulled in $125,000 before they eventually cut off contact with Leahy and ignored his pleas to refund the money, he says in the suit.

And his heart wasn’t the only thing to feel the chill. Dunga also took the moneyman’s Gucci scarf in 2021, but never returned it, he says. He’s also suing to get it back as well.

Requests for comment left with Dunga and her mother were not returned.

Cesar de Castro, who is representing Leahy, declined to comment further about the litigation.