Chiara Ferragni Indicted for Fraud Over Charity Products

Milan: Chiara Ferragni has been sent to trial in Milan for alleged fraud over a charity Christmas cake and a chocolate Easter egg she endorsed, the fashion influencer and businesswoman’s defence team said on Wednesday. The 37-year-old blogger and designer criticized the decision to indict her in a statement. “I honestly believed that it was not necessary to hold a trial to prove that I never defrauded anyone,” Ferragni said. “Unfortunately, I will have to live with this accusation, which I consider profoundly unfair, still for some time. But I am ready to fight with even greater determination to prove my absolute innocence”.

According to Ansa News Agency, at the center of the investigation are cases of alleged misleading advertising linked to the sales, at inflated prices and disguised as charitable initiatives, which took place between 2021 and 2022, of a Balocco ‘Pink Christmas’ Pandoro and Dolci Preziosi Easter eggs. In December, Ferragni donated 200,000 euros to victims of gender violence in an agreement
with consumer group CODACONS to withdraw its complaint over the charity products.