He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. For all his quirks and controlling behavior, the old man is regarded as a benefactor by most family members and some Flea Market employees who know their boss to be capable of great generosity. 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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." "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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 when I visited you at your home I told you that other than God you are the only person I've gotten down on my knees for," Venzon says on page 7. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. Christopher Gardner 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 Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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 Flea Market, touted as the nation's largest, made the Bumbs rich, grossing nearly $12 million in 1996. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. "He worked for me." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. "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." 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. But there was no gambling done that night. Werner said no. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. They recorded the conversation. "It made you tough, made you get a thick skin." The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. It wasn't the idea of gambling. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The gambling palace Jeff Bumb--the oldest son who is often described as the most entrepreneurial of the four brothers--had in mind was going to take a lot of effort and political skill. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. "They didn't teach anything about this. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. 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. 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. 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. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. Jeff didn't mind, though. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. Christopher Gardner First, Jeff tried to have the Bumb & Associates partnership dissolved after accusing his family of trying to force him out without paying him a fair price. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. "I liked my name," he maintains. Published: Jan. 24, 2021 at 12:10 PM PST. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. "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." Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. 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. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. You know the school we went to?" Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." 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. 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. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. 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. "He took care of it." Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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 ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. The investigation was given a shot in the arm after the arrest of Johnny Venzon in 1997, a cop who made headlines for burglarizing homes while on duty to pay for his mounting gambling debts. "They didn't teach anything about this. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. 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. "It's a very strong family. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Werner said no. Well, guess what? Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. You know the school we went to?" de Young founded newspapers, including The Chronicle, back in the 1880s. "We made it very clear to Jeff and everybody else concerned," Tim says, "that I'm not going to stick my neck on the line here. I'm on the hook for $15 million. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. You think this didn't break my heart?" He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." 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. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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." "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." But he didn't cash out. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. First, Jeff tried to have the Bumb & Associates partnership dissolved after accusing his family of trying to force him out without paying him a fair price. 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. 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. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. "And when I visited you at your home I told you that other than God you are the only person I've gotten down on my knees for," Venzon says on page 7. 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. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. "What am I going to say to the vice president?" Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. But Jeff was confident. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Werner said no. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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." At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. 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." Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) But he didn't cash out. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. "And when I visited you at your home I told you that other than God you are the only person I've gotten down on my knees for," Venzon says on page 7. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. 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. It wasn't the money, either. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. "I'm a big boy." Werner said no. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. 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. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Christopher Gardner I'm on the hook for $15 million. Well, guess what? "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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.
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