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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of fraud over charity Christmas cake scandal

Chiara Ferragni.
‘The nightmare is over,’ Ferragni told reporters after her acquittal on Wednesday. Photograph: Nicola Marfisi/AGF/Shutterstock

The Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni has said “the nightmare is over” after being acquitted on fraud charges in a trial linked to Christmas cake and Easter egg charity initiatives.

The social media star, 38, had been on trial in Milan accused of duping consumers in two separate fundraisers – one a Christmas campaign in 2022 promoting pandoro cake, an alternative to the more famous panettone, and the other selling chocolate eggs during Easter campaigns in 2021 and 2022.

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