Reports: Italian influencer under investigation in scandal over sales of Christmas cakes for charity


Italian news agency LaPresse reported Monday that Fusco had placed Ferragni (pic) and Balocco under investigation for aggravated fraud. — Reuters

ROME: A popular Italian influencer has been placed under investigation by prosecutors looking into the purportedly charitable sales of traditional Christmas cakes sold with her logo.

Chiara Ferragni, who has 29.5 million followers on Instagram, was already fined €1mil (RM5.09mil) by Italy’s anti-trust authority last month. The agency said her company led consumers to believe that sales of the branded Balocco pandoro cakes would result in a charitable contribution to a Turin hospital.

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