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

ROME (AP) — Italian media say 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 was already fined 1 million euros 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. Italian news agency LaPresse reported Monday that Milan prosecutors had placed Ferragni and the head of the cake company under investigation for aggravated fraud. Ferragni has 29.5 million followers on Instagram.