Milan prosecutors ask for 20 months’ sentence for Chiara Ferragni

Milan deputy prosecutor Eugenio Fusco and prosecutor Cristian Barilli have asked for Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni to be sentenced to 20 months in jail. Ferragni and her two co-defendants are on trial for fraud, specifically for misleading advertising linked to two notorious Christmas cake and Easter eggs promotions. The defendants have opted for an abbreviated trial procedure.

According to the prosecutors, who oversaw the investigation carried out by the Economic and Financial Police Unit between 2021 and 2022, Ferragni allegedly deceived her followers and consumers, and made unfair profits of approximately €2.2 million from the sales of products for which no charity donation was made, as was instead advertised.

Ferragni has always rejected the charges, and her attorneys will speak at the next scheduled hearing.