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Results of Psychological Examination of Billy Long

By WDEF
Created Sep 4 2008 - 5:36pm


A federal court has unsealed the psychological evaluation of former Sheriff Billy Long.

He pleaded guilty to 27 counts of extortion, money laundering, drug and gun charges.

And he is still awaiting his sentence.

Here are details from the report.

The evaluation found no drug or mental health problems with Long.

But he can't explain why he committed the crimes.

The psychological examiner concluded that Long could be influenced by a strong, manipulative personality.

His defense is using that as an argument for a lighter sentence.


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