Overview
- Judges cleared the influencer of criminal charges in Milan, rejecting the prosecutor’s request for a one-year-eight-month prison term.
- The case focused on 2022 marketing of Balocco holiday cakes and eggs that investigators said misled consumers about donations.
- Authorities alleged the arrangement set a fixed €50,000 payment to a Turin clinic regardless of sales while Ferragni earned significant branding fees.
- Italy’s antitrust watchdog fined her more than €1 million in December 2023, and she later transferred about €1 million to the clinic.
- Proceedings began on September 23, 2025 and concluded on January 14, 2026; Ferragni said she was relieved and thanked her followers.