Fact check
Is it true: BALCO Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (revealed 2003)?
Yes — this is confirmed.
Federal raid on September 3, 2003 seized BALCO client records documenting systematic supply of THG ('the clear'), EPO, HGH, and other banned substances to elite athletes. Victor Conte pleaded guilty in 2005 (4 months prison). Marion Jones sentenced to 6 months for perjury in 2008. Barry Bonds convicted of obstruction (overturned 2015). Game of Shadows (2006) documented the network in detail. Multiple bans and medal forfeitures confirmed across track, baseball, and football.
The claim
Victor Conte's Burlingame, California nutrition company supplied undetectable designer steroid THG ('the clear'), modafinil, EPO, and human growth hormone to a roster of elite athletes including Barry
Key evidence
September 3, 2003 federal raid seizes BALCO client records
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