Victor Conte retools BALCO after prison time

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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HEADLINE: Victor Conte retools BALCO after prison time --------------------------------------- CAPTION: After serving four months in prison for selling steroids, Victor Conte has refashioned BALCO into a profitable, and legal, sports supplements business. (April 26) ---------------------------------------- SCRIPT: [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] (locator - Burlingame, CA) CRIME DOESN'T PAY...UNLESS YOU'RE VICTOR CONTE. Victor Conte says: "This car costs about $190,000." ONE YEAR AFTER SERVING TIME FOR SELLING STEROIDS, CONTE HAS A NEW BENTLEY AND A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS BUSINESS. INSIDE THE OFFICE FORMALLY KNOWN AS BALCO, CONTE SHOWS OFF HIS MANY FAMOUS CLIENTS...SOME ACCUSED OF USING STEROIDS. Victor Conte says: "This is Marion Jones. Here's Bill Romanowski." BUT IT'S HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BARRY BONDS THAT CONTINUES TO GET THE MOST ATTENTION. Victor Conte says: "I haven't talked to him recently for obvious reasons. I think it's best to remain at a distance at this point in time." AS FOR WHETHER THE GIANTS SLUGGER IS STILL A CLIENT... Victor Conte says: "Let's just say that occasionally a designated person comes by and picks up supplements for a high-profile baseball player." CONTE CLAIMS ENTIRE TEAMS ARE NOW USING HIS NEW LEGAL SUPPLEMENT...KNOWN AS Z-M-A. Victor Conte says: "Athletes in general are depleted in zinc and magnesium and this causes a reduction in the circulating of levels of testosterone and growth hormone." HIS DAUGHTER VERONICA NOW HELPS RUN THE BUSINESS. SHE SAYS THE PORTRAYAL OF HER FATHER AS AN "EVIL SCIENTIST" IS UNFAIR. Veronica Conte-Ekhardt, Daughter, says: "They would paint this picture like he's this heartless man who doesn't care about the health of the athletes or is just out for his own personal gain and that is simply not true. I have seen time and time again my dad giving things away." CONTE SAYS HIS ONLY REGRET IN THE BALCO STEROIDS SCANDAL IS HURTING HIS FAMILY. Victor Conte says: "It was a conscious decision I made that I would pay the price and tell what I know and help create change in the world of sports. What I didn't know was the price my family would have to pay for the decision." AS FOR THAT NEW BENTLEY OUT FRONT, CONTE CLAIMS IT GOES OVER 200 MILES PER HOUR. BUT HE SAYS, THESE DAYS, HE ALWAYS DRIVES THE SPEED LIMIT. Victor Conte says: "I do my best not to break any laws anymore." HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/26b50684edc8e839bbf82fed8bcfc258 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork