He and his brothers had a plan, he says. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. Christopher Gardner 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. "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." George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. 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. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." There were flowers everywhere. "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 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. 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. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. You think this didn't break my heart?" Jeff didn't mind, though. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. Well, guess what? 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. "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." You think this didn't break my heart?" AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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." And for nearly a month, they did. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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 was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) He babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." 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. 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." 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. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." Well, guess what? But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. 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. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. 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 tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) If all this weren't enough, a sexual relationship between his 14-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old Bumb cousin was reported to police, slicing the family's cherished privacy wide open for the world to see. 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. 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. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. But he didn't cash out. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. 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. 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. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. But Jeff Bumb hasn't made a penny from the club since it opened in September 1994. 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. "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." You think this didn't break my heart?" It's like we had no life except for the family." 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. "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." 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. "I liked my name," he maintains. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. But Jeff was confident. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. "They didn't teach anything about this. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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." Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. But there was no gambling done that night. 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. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. 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 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. Don't Shoot: George Bumb Sr., the publicity-shy patriarch of the Bumb family and creator of the Flea Market, in a rare photo which appeared in California Today magazine in 1980. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores.
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