2004, to one year of probation and was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine. Lavelle was sentenced on January 10, 2005 to 15 months in federal prison. Rita Lavelle was released on July 6, 2007. References External links EPA Bio on Lavelle The History of PCBs timeline showing Lavelle in context 1946 births Living people American government officials convicted of crimes Reagan administration personnel Reagan administration controversies Political corruption American perjurers Place of birth missing (living people) California Republicans People convicted of making false statements California politicians convicted of crimes People of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Holy Names University alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Pepperdine University alumni