By . Reuters . PUBLISHED: . 12:38 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:39 EST, 31 December 2013 . Texas police have arrested a former Oklahoma doctor on nine counts of homicide and 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for prescribing large doses of addictive medicines to patients he hardly knew in return for bribes, officials said yesterday. William Valuck, 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas and authorities in neighboring states were exchanging information about the case. Valuck is suspected of prescribing medicine over the past several years to numerous patients after sparse medical examination. William Valuck (pictured), 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas . The medicines included high quantities of extremely addictive controlled substances such as oxycodone and Alprazolam, according to an affidavit obtained on Monday. 'At least nine of his patients died from overdoses of the very same drugs he was prescribing in massive doses,' the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said in the affidavit filed in Oklahoma County. Lawyers for Valuck were not immediately available for comment. The doctor had been working out of an office in Oklahoma City and surrendered his license to practise medicine this month as authorities were closing in on him after a year-long investigation, Oklahoma authorities said. According to Oklahoma court . documents, Valuck was previously convicted in 2001 and sentenced to 70 . months in prison on charges of money laundering and defrauding . investors. William Valuck is seen being led by police into the station after being arrested in Texas . Dustin Hall (left) crashed into Ronald Banton (right) in his car while under the influence of pain medication prescribed by Dr. Valuck - Banton died . He was released in 2005 and had lived briefly in Texas before his arrest. One of the deaths Dr. Valuck has been accused of holding responsibility for is a car crash on December 9, which killed Ronald Banton. One of Valuck's patients, Dustin Hall, crashed into Ronald while under the influence of of prescription drugs. Dustin Hall was prescribed and received painkillers, muscle relaxants and anxiety medication for a total of 450 pills before the fatal crash, news9.com reported. Hall went to Valuck for back pain after also seeing around six other doctors for pain medication. Ronald Banton's wife, Janae Banton, who she has a five year on son with, told news9: 'It was shocking, I was hurt really to find out that he was connected to everything.'
William Valuck, 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas .
Also charged with 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for bribes .
Prescribed extremely addictive controlled substances such as oxycodone and Alprazolam .
By . Reuters . PUBLISHED: . 12:38 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:39 EST, 31 December 2013 . Texas police have arrested a former Oklahoma doctor on nine counts of homicide and 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for prescribing large doses of addictive medicines to patients he hardly knew in return for bribes, officials said yesterday. William Valuck, 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas and authorities in neighboring states were exchanging information about the case. Valuck is suspected of prescribing medicine over the past several years to numerous patients after sparse medical examination. William Valuck (pictured), 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas . The medicines included high quantities of extremely addictive controlled substances such as oxycodone and Alprazolam, according to an affidavit obtained on Monday. 'At least nine of his patients died from overdoses of the very same drugs he was prescribing in massive doses,' the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said in the affidavit filed in Oklahoma County. Lawyers for Valuck were not immediately available for comment. The doctor had been working out of an office in Oklahoma City and surrendered his license to practise medicine this month as authorities were closing in on him after a year-long investigation, Oklahoma authorities said. According to Oklahoma court . documents, Valuck was previously convicted in 2001 and sentenced to 70 . months in prison on charges of money laundering and defrauding . investors. William Valuck is seen being led by police into the station after being arrested in Texas . Dustin Hall (left) crashed into Ronald Banton (right) in his car while under the influence of pain medication prescribed by Dr. Valuck - Banton died . He was released in 2005 and had lived briefly in Texas before his arrest. One of the deaths Dr. Valuck has been accused of holding responsibility for is a car crash on December 9, which killed Ronald Banton. One of Valuck's patients, Dustin Hall, crashed into Ronald while under the influence of of prescription drugs. Dustin Hall was prescribed and received painkillers, muscle relaxants and anxiety medication for a total of 450 pills before the fatal crash, news9.com reported. Hall went to Valuck for back pain after also seeing around six other doctors for pain medication. Ronald Banton's wife, Janae Banton, who she has a five year on son with, told news9: 'It was shocking, I was hurt really to find out that he was connected to everything.'
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