Overview
- Chiara Ferragni appeared at a closed pre-trial hearing in Milan, where she faces an aggravated fraud charge tied to charity-linked confectionery campaigns.
- Prosecutors allege roughly €2.2 million in illicit profit and cite unquantified benefits from increased public image.
- Ferragni signaled she wants an abbreviated trial, with hearings set for November 25 and December 19 and a verdict expected in January.
- The judge is set to formalize a settlement with a 76-year-old purchaser and to decide on civil-party status for two consumer associations.
- Co-defendants include her former aide Fabio Maria Damato and Cerealitalia board president Francesco Cannillo, while Codacons has withdrawn after an agreement.