"He took care of it." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. 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. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) It pitted Bumb against Bumb. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." "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. Jeff didn't mind, though. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Werner said no. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. It did the unthinkable: "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. 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. Over the past year alone, Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have given $56,000 to now-Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the man in charge of card-room regulation. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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." The Flea Market, touted as the nation's largest, made the Bumbs rich, grossing nearly $12 million in 1996. "I liked my name," he maintains. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. But there was no gambling done that night. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. 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 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. They recorded the conversation. Campaign records show that Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have made at least $587,000 in campaign donations since 1994 to local and state politicians and ballot measures. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. You think this didn't break my heart?" "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. "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. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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." And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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." Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? Bay 101 was Jeff's idea--no one disputes that. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. 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?" Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. "He worked for me." Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Werner said no. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. 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 says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. "He took care of it." "It's a very strong family. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. "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." Family Feud And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. The day before, Monday at noon, half of the club's tables were full of gamblers playing seven card stud, Omaha and Texas Hold 'Em. 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. 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. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. You think this didn't break my heart?" EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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." 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Advertisements. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. You think this didn't break my heart?" Christopher Gardner Or at least he thought he didn't. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. 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. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. Jeff didn't mind, though. 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. de Young founded newspapers, including The Chronicle, back in the 1880s. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. As we do our drive-by on a Tuesday midmorning, there are more than 100 cars in the parking lot. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. And then police remembered the old rumors about a murder plot at the Flea Market, where Venzon had worked as a security guard for more than 15 years. Christopher Gardner 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. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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 Christopher Gardner "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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 was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. But he didn't cash out. 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. 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. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. There were flowers everywhere. "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. Over the past year alone, Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have given $56,000 to now-Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the man in charge of card-room regulation. In the last five years, the Bumb family and its enterprises have been investigated for illegal political campaign contributions, an alleged profit-skimming racket out at the Berryessa Flea Market and even a murder-for-hire scheme involving Johnny Venzon, a former cop, convicted thief and gambling addict. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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 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 for nearly a month, they did. Werner said no. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. "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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. "I'm a big boy." 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. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. You know the school we went to?" Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. You know the school we went to?" Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "He took care of it." "What am I going to say to the vice president?" Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. 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. 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. 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. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr.
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