Victor Conte

Victor Conte Jr.
Born (1950-01-10) January 10, 1950 (age 74)
Fresno, California
Occupation(s)musician, businessman
Known forBay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO)

Victor Conte Jr. (born 10 July 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).

  1. ^ Memorandum of Interview - Victor Conte Jr (PDF). Balco Laboratorie, Burlingame: Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigaton Division. September 3, 2003.