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Illegal Tiger Skin Rug Gets NJ Man 1 Day in Jail

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, November 14, 2019

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Loren Varga, 62, of Franklin Township, New Jersey, was sentenced to one day of incarceration, two years’ supervised release and a $1,500 fine by United States District Court Judge Anita Brody for illegally purchasing a tiger skin rug, made from an endangered species. In July…