"My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Toward the end of the call, things got heated. "He took care of it." "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Tim Bumb says writing a letter on Jeff's behalf would have violated the agreement with the police chief and put the club in jeopardy. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. ON AUG. 11, 1995, Jeff sat in his Flea Market office scribbling on a piece of paper, plotting his grand return to his peach palace. Still Standing: Jeff Bumb, Bay 101's ostracized founder, boasts that despite various local, state and federal investigations over the years he has emerged squeaky clean. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. One month later, the state attorney general's office made a devastating announcement: Authorities had come across issues of "such magnitude" and "concern" that they would need at least another month to decide if gambling should be allowed at Bay 101. Christopher Gardner At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" A FEW DAYS AFTER returning from his son's Oct. 13, 1995, military graduation in San Diego, Jeff and his wife, Elizabeth, got some appalling news: Their 14-year-old daughter had been involved in a sexual relationship with an older male cousin. "I'm a big boy." Snow White or Cinderella? Bumb family attorney Ron Werner suggested that Jeff and his family had a hidden motive for waiting nearly a month to report the incident to police. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. In fact, on the day he was arrested, records show that Venzon pawned a 14-karat-gold diamond cluster ring and a ladies' gold tennis bracelet for a total of $298 at American Precious Metals, a jewelry store at the Flea Market run by Joseph Bumb. The San Jose Flea Market, located in Berryessa district of San Jose, California, was founded by George Bumb Sr. in March 1960. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. Christopher Gardner He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. "I'm a big boy." In response to Jeff's legal attacks, George Bumb Sr. and Bumb & Associates filed two separate suits of their own to collect nearly $1 million in loans and interest they claimed Jeff never paid. But there was no gambling done that night. "They didn't teach anything about this. Tim and George, under pressure from then Police Chief Lou Cobarruviaz, had already signed an agreement a year earlier that prohibited Brian, Jeff and their father from having anything to do with the card room. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. But he didn't cash out. "I'm a big boy." Werner said no. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Christopher Gardner "I'm a big boy." He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." OK--we didn't get out--OK? George Bumb Sr.'s loan-repayment demands came in July 1996, just as his oldest son and his wife were about to move to Los Gatos and break away from the family and its eastside enclave. The court saga evolved into a battle of wills between a father--a man who wouldn't even let the Vatican tell him what to do--and his oldest son, determined to break free from the old man's grasp. Though authorities were never able to prove a paid snuff plot, Jeff Bumb believes the allegations were a factor contributing to authorities' mistrust of him. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. Werner said no. It did the unthinkable: In a statement to police, Jeff's daughter recounted how the first incident had happened the year before on the Fourth of July at a family beach house near Santa Cruz when the older boy allegedly started fondling her while she was asleep on the living room couch. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. When he was jailed, the desperate cop wrote a 15-page handwritten letter in pencil to George Bumb in May 1997 asking the Flea Market owner to bail him out. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. During the Venzon investigation, San Jose police dug up an old file from November 1990 in which Venzon, a sheriff's deputy, had reported his department-issued Smith & Wesson 9 mm automatic stolen. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. They recorded the conversation. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Tim and George Jr. worried that pressuring state and city officials to deal Jeff back in at Bay 101 would backfire and authorities would close down the card room. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. At one point in the investigation, sheriff's detectives had Jeff's daughter call Matthew while he was working at the Flea Market to confirm the sexual activities. Werner said no. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. "My issue with [George Bumb Sr.]," Jeff Bumb complains about his father, "was his control of where you lived, what kind of house you bought, where your children went to school, who your friends are, whether your children went to college, who they would marry, what kind of wedding they would have." In her 10 years as the Flea Market's community relations specialist, Bryant has come to adore the lack of pretension among this clan of millionaires who have their offices in a mobile home where none of the furniture seems to match. In February 1994, nearly one year after the San Jose City Council gave Bay 101 its blessing, the state denied the Bumbs and their partners' gaming license application. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Jeff was also getting word from his nieces and nephews that his father said at a family poker game: "If it was up to him, all the grandchildren would marry each other." "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Still Standing: Jeff Bumb, Bay 101's ostracized founder, boasts that despite various local, state and federal investigations over the years he has emerged squeaky clean. Tim Bumb says writing a letter on Jeff's behalf would have violated the agreement with the police chief and put the club in jeopardy. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. But Jeff was confident. Eight days after the molestation incident was reported to police--and one day after Jeff Bumb formally refused his father's $6.9 million buyout offer--George Bumb Sr. sent Jeff a curt typewritten memo informing Jeff that he was terminated effective immediately and had to clean out his desk before 5pm. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. Christopher Gardner ON AUG. 11, 1995, Jeff sat in his Flea Market office scribbling on a piece of paper, plotting his grand return to his peach palace. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. A FEW DAYS AFTER returning from his son's Oct. 13, 1995, military graduation in San Diego, Jeff and his wife, Elizabeth, got some appalling news: Their 14-year-old daughter had been involved in a sexual relationship with an older male cousin. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. "He worked for me." In fact, on the day he was arrested, records show that Venzon pawned a 14-karat-gold diamond cluster ring and a ladies' gold tennis bracelet for a total of $298 at American Precious Metals, a jewelry store at the Flea Market run by Joseph Bumb. George Bumb Sr.'s loan-repayment demands came in July 1996, just as his oldest son and his wife were about to move to Los Gatos and break away from the family and its eastside enclave. Police reports would suggest she had, "for about a year," been giving "blow jobs" to 19-year-old Matthew Bumb, son of George Bumb Jr. George Bumb Sr.'s loan-repayment demands came in July 1996, just as his oldest son and his wife were about to move to Los Gatos and break away from the family and its eastside enclave. And for nearly a month, they did. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. It did the unthinkable: The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Jeff was also getting word from his nieces and nephews that his father said at a family poker game: "If it was up to him, all the grandchildren would marry each other." You think this didn't break my heart?" In February 1994, nearly one year after the San Jose City Council gave Bay 101 its blessing, the state denied the Bumbs and their partners' gaming license application. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Jeff Bumb later explained to the press that they didn't know partnerships were required to file such reports, and they paid the state a $1,250 fine. Some improprieties did turn up: Bumb & Associates, a partnership including the four brothers and their father, had failed to file required reports disclosing more than $100,000 in political contributions made between 1989 and 1992. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Jeff Bumb says he believes that state and local investigators at the time of Bay 101's limbo were investigating a rumor that Jeff had tried to get someone killed, a charge Jeff denies. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Originally he was scheduled for questioning on March 10, 1997, but the old man's lawyers explained that their client was extremely ill, suffering from "severe life-threatening conditions," practically on his death bed. You know the school we went to?" "My issue with [George Bumb Sr.]," Jeff Bumb complains about his father, "was his control of where you lived, what kind of house you bought, where your children went to school, who your friends are, whether your children went to college, who they would marry, what kind of wedding they would have." EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. When he was jailed, the desperate cop wrote a 15-page handwritten letter in pencil to George Bumb in May 1997 asking the Flea Market owner to bail him out. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Originally he was scheduled for questioning on March 10, 1997, but the old man's lawyers explained that their client was extremely ill, suffering from "severe life-threatening conditions," practically on his death bed. On weekends he'd bring his wife and a few of his 10 kids down there, too. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. In response to Jeff's legal attacks, George Bumb Sr. and Bumb & Associates filed two separate suits of their own to collect nearly $1 million in loans and interest they claimed Jeff never paid. In fact, on the day he was arrested, records show that Venzon pawned a 14-karat-gold diamond cluster ring and a ladies' gold tennis bracelet for a total of $298 at American Precious Metals, a jewelry store at the Flea Market run by Joseph Bumb. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Behind the scenes, the Bumbs suspected their potential gambling competitors and a disgruntled former Flea Market employee of giving investigators unsubstantiated material to use against them. But Jeff and his family started hearing that instead of showing concern and support for his daughter, George Bumb Sr. and others in the family were blaming his freshman daughter for the incident and not her adult-age cousin. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." And for nearly a month, they did. Originally he was scheduled for questioning on March 10, 1997, but the old man's lawyers explained that their client was extremely ill, suffering from "severe life-threatening conditions," practically on his death bed. Jeff himself was hit with a federal grand jury investigation over financial transactions in connection with a multimillion-dollar residential development near Silver Creek Road. Police reports would suggest she had, "for about a year," been giving "blow jobs" to 19-year-old Matthew Bumb, son of George Bumb Jr. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Jeff was also getting word from his nieces and nephews that his father said at a family poker game: "If it was up to him, all the grandchildren would marry each other." Snow White or Cinderella? Behind the scenes, the Bumbs suspected their potential gambling competitors and a disgruntled former Flea Market employee of giving investigators unsubstantiated material to use against them. According to Werner, molestation of his daughter became part of a laundry list of damning things Jeff threatened to disclose if his buy-out demands weren't met. According to Werner, molestation of his daughter became part of a laundry list of damning things Jeff threatened to disclose if his buy-out demands weren't met. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. According to Werner, molestation of his daughter became part of a laundry list of damning things Jeff threatened to disclose if his buy-out demands weren't met. The court saga evolved into a battle of wills between a father--a man who wouldn't even let the Vatican tell him what to do--and his oldest son, determined to break free from the old man's grasp. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. In February 1994, nearly one year after the San Jose City Council gave Bay 101 its blessing, the state denied the Bumbs and their partners' gaming license application. Eight days after the molestation incident was reported to police--and one day after Jeff Bumb formally refused his father's $6.9 million buyout offer--George Bumb Sr. sent Jeff a curt typewritten memo informing Jeff that he was terminated effective immediately and had to clean out his desk before 5pm. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. But he didn't cash out. "It's a very strong family. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. Originally he was scheduled for questioning on March 10, 1997, but the old man's lawyers explained that their client was extremely ill, suffering from "severe life-threatening conditions," practically on his death bed. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Tim and George Jr. worried that pressuring state and city officials to deal Jeff back in at Bay 101 would backfire and authorities would close down the card room. Jeff was also getting word from his nieces and nephews that his father said at a family poker game: "If it was up to him, all the grandchildren would marry each other." He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. When the Vatican eliminated Latin from the Catholic mass in the '60s, George Bumb Sr. responded by building his own chapel, named for the rebellious St. Athanasius, at the base of Mt. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. I'm on the hook for $15 million. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. But Jeff was confident. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. "My issue with [George Bumb Sr.]," Jeff Bumb complains about his father, "was his control of where you lived, what kind of house you bought, where your children went to school, who your friends are, whether your children went to college, who they would marry, what kind of wedding they would have." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. "My issue with [George Bumb Sr.]," Jeff Bumb complains about his father, "was his control of where you lived, what kind of house you bought, where your children went to school, who your friends are, whether your children went to college, who they would marry, what kind of wedding they would have." Even though all the lights were out, she told police that she knew it was Matthew "because the moonlight shined into the room through the large windows that faced the ocean." By Will Harper They recorded the conversation. They recorded the conversation. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. Christopher Gardner Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. As legend has it, the Bumbs still send a monthly check to the widow of a former head of security who died of a brain tumor 20 years ago. Jeff was also getting word from his nieces and nephews that his father said at a family poker game: "If it was up to him, all the grandchildren would marry each other." At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. He babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. In a statement to police, Jeff's daughter recounted how the first incident had happened the year before on the Fourth of July at a family beach house near Santa Cruz when the older boy allegedly started fondling her while she was asleep on the living room couch. OK--we didn't get out--OK? After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. "They didn't teach anything about this. "My issue with [George Bumb Sr.]," Jeff Bumb complains about his father, "was his control of where you lived, what kind of house you bought, where your children went to school, who your friends are, whether your children went to college, who they would marry, what kind of wedding they would have." When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. When he was jailed, the desperate cop wrote a 15-page handwritten letter in pencil to George Bumb in May 1997 asking the Flea Market owner to bail him out. You think this didn't break my heart?" Jeff Bumb later explained to the press that they didn't know partnerships were required to file such reports, and they paid the state a $1,250 fine. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. I'm on the hook for $15 million. ON AUG. 11, 1995, Jeff sat in his Flea Market office scribbling on a piece of paper, plotting his grand return to his peach palace. When the Vatican eliminated Latin from the Catholic mass in the '60s, George Bumb Sr. responded by building his own chapel, named for the rebellious St. Athanasius, at the base of Mt. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. But Jeff and his family started hearing that instead of showing concern and support for his daughter, George Bumb Sr. and others in the family were blaming his freshman daughter for the incident and not her adult-age cousin. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Behind the scenes, the Bumbs suspected their potential gambling competitors and a disgruntled former Flea Market employee of giving investigators unsubstantiated material to use against them. Snow White or Cinderella? "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Jeff Bumb later explained to the press that they didn't know partnerships were required to file such reports, and they paid the state a $1,250 fine. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. There were flowers everywhere. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. During the Venzon investigation, San Jose police dug up an old file from November 1990 in which Venzon, a sheriff's deputy, had reported his department-issued Smith & Wesson 9 mm automatic stolen.
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