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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. It's like we had no life except for the family." Split Personality: The Bumb family made millions off of the San Jose Flea Market (below), started by George Bumb Sr. in 1960, and bolstered its financial fortunes with the opening of Bay 101 in 1994, a project started by now-outcast son Jeff Bumb. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. 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. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. But there was no gambling done that night. But he didn't cash out. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. 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. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. "I'm a big boy." The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. I'm on the hook for $15 million. But Jeff says that privately he and his brothers had an oral agreement--which Tim Bumb now corroborates--that would one day let him repurchase his shares and become a partner in Bay 101 again. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. Seven of George Bumb Sr.'s eight grown children reside in the eastside foothills within a mile or two of their father, often on the same block. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Most of George Bumb Sr.'s five dozen grandchildren have grown up in the 95127 ZIP code and have attended the family-run K-12 Catholic school, St. Thomas More, located on Flea Market grounds since 1978. SAN JOSEBefore a planned commuter rail line to Silicon Valley reaches central San Jose, it would pass by the San Jose Flea Market in the city's Berryessa neighborhood, a massive open-air bazaar . He wanted to relocate and expand Sutter's Place in Alviso from a five-table card room to a 40-table one, matching the size of Northern California's largest card room, Garden City in San Jose. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. As a compromise of sorts, he was debating whether he should apply for a license as a gaming-club manager instead of as an owner. Or at least he thought he didn't. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. But Jeff says that privately he and his brothers had an oral agreement--which Tim Bumb now corroborates--that would one day let him repurchase his shares and become a partner in Bay 101 again. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." When Vice President Al Gore called to personally invite the elder Bumb to a fundraiser at the Los Altos home of real estate magnate George Marcus, Bumb put the VP on hold for several minutes, ultimately making Betsy take the call. "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." 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. 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. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. 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 one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. There were flowers everywhere. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Unlike other partners, neither Jeff nor Brian had buyback provisions in their written agreements, an intentional omission meant to appease state gaming officials who wanted them out of the picture. "It's a very strong family. Phone & Email; All Addresses (1) Family (3) Social; Court (2) And More; She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Or at least he thought he didn't. It's like we had no life except for the family." Just so everyone got the point, Jeff Bumb announced to the press that he and Brian were divesting from Bay 101, and records show he eventually sold his shares for $1.4 million. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. On March 17, 1993, the City Council gave Bumb and his partners the green light to open a 40-table card room on a 10-acre plot of land off U.S 101. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Just so everyone got the point, Jeff Bumb announced to the press that he and Brian were divesting from Bay 101, and records show he eventually sold his shares for $1.4 million. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. Christopher Gardner Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. Deputy chief Tom Wheatley says that police wondered if Venzon, or someone, destroyed the barrel to prevent a ballistics test from tracing a fired bullet to the gun. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Christopher Gardner Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" THINGS WERE certainly simpler back in the old days, before Bay 101, when the Bumbs were known for the Berryessa Flea Market, the family-owned business started in 1960 by 75-year-old family patriarch George Bumb Sr. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Life of Brian: Initially denied a gaming license by the state, Brian Bumb has since received a provisional license and become a partner in Bay 101 with his brothers, Tim and George. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. You know the school we went to?" Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Jeff Bumb remembers that when he was going to school at Bellarmine in the '60s, the other kids would call him things like "Bumbsy" or "Bumbo." 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. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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. 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. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Werner said no. It's like we had no life except for the family." You know the school we went to?" Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. He asked longtime family attorney Ron Werner if his brothers could write a recommendation letter for him, something state officials had told him he would need to be considered eligible for a gaming license. That promised to be a hard sell to the San Jose City Council, which would have to authorize both the new site and the expansion. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. One of George Bumb Sr.'s granddaughters explained to police that her family was very old-fashioned: "The woman gets the short end of the deal; she is a whore. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. "I mean," Jeff later said at a deposition, "it was a time of hurt and heartache for us--and not my father, not my mother, not my brother George, not my brother Tim, not Brian could care less." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." It's like we had no life except for the family." Other allegations were more dubious: Investigators chased after a tip that the Bumbs were skimming cash from the Flea Market parking lot, an accusation that was never proven. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) He asked longtime family attorney Ron Werner if his brothers could write a recommendation letter for him, something state officials had told him he would need to be considered eligible for a gaming license. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. As we do our drive-by on a Tuesday midmorning, there are more than 100 cars in the parking lot. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. "I mean," Jeff later said at a deposition, "it was a time of hurt and heartache for us--and not my father, not my mother, not my brother George, not my brother Tim, not Brian could care less." A nurse was present to monitor his condition. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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 fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ] And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. he asked. 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. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Werner said no. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. But Jeff was confident. But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. 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. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. As a compromise of sorts, he was debating whether he should apply for a license as a gaming-club manager instead of as an owner. He asked longtime family attorney Ron Werner if his brothers could write a recommendation letter for him, something state officials had told him he would need to be considered eligible for a gaming license. Christopher Gardner "He worked for me." When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. Brian Bumb Sr., son of George Bumb Sr., now supervises and is part owner (15.7%) of the San Jose Flea market among his other brothers, George Bumb Jr., and Timothy Bumb, who each have 14.1% ownership. 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. "I mean," Jeff later said at a deposition, "it was a time of hurt and heartache for us--and not my father, not my mother, not my brother George, not my brother Tim, not Brian could care less." 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. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? Earlier this year, a month before Venzon was sentenced to 14 years in prison, district attorney investigator Michael Schembri closed out the Venzon case, noting in a court filing, "No new information has been uncovered relating to the murder for hire case [at the Flea Market] which our department investigated several years ago." Realizing that, Jeff offered to pay higher card-room taxes (next year the city expects to collect $4.5 million from Bay 101) and pick up the tab for security. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. But Jeff was confident. 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. Christopher Gardner Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. The owners, the Bumb family, have also proposed a contribution of up to $500,000 to match donations from residents to help the vendors. Deputy chief Tom Wheatley says that police wondered if Venzon, or someone, destroyed the barrel to prevent a ballistics test from tracing a fired bullet to the gun. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Deputy chief Tom Wheatley says that police wondered if Venzon, or someone, destroyed the barrel to prevent a ballistics test from tracing a fired bullet to the gun. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) On March 17, 1993, the City Council gave Bumb and his partners the green light to open a 40-table card room on a 10-acre plot of land off U.S 101. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Or at least he thought he didn't. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. 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. 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.
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