Victor Conte Jr. | |
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Born | Fresno, California | January 10, 1950
Occupation(s) | musician, businessman |
Known for | Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) |
Victor Conte Jr. (born July 10, 1950)[1] is an American musician and businessman who was the founder and president of Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO), which is now defunct. BALCO was a sports nutrition center in California. In the late seventies Conte played bass with funk / R&B group Tower of Power, appearing on the band's 1978 release We Came to Play!.
Conte served time in prison in 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute steroids and to money laundering. He currently operates Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning (SNAC Nutrition).