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The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. 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. Well, guess what? He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. "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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. The Bumbs' reputation as an unconventional, insular, wealthy, large brood keeps tongues in political circles flapping. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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 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. 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. Still Standing: Jeff Bumb, Bay 101's ostracized founder, boasts that despite various local, state and federal investigations over the years he has emerged squeaky clean. Tim 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. 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 two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Christopher Gardner AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. 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." 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. 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 couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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. Christopher Gardner They recorded the conversation. Werner said no. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. 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. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. It wasn't the idea of gambling. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. OK--we didn't get out--OK? After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. 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 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. But there was no gambling done that night. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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." EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." 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. 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 know the school we went to?" Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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." "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." You know the school we went to?" "It made you tough, made you get a thick skin." On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Or at least he thought he didn't. Amid rising tensions, San Jose Flea Market owners - San Jos Spotlight "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." He chose the building's peachy-pink paint job, he says, because he wanted "a pleasant, welcoming earth tone." "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." 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. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. You think this didn't break my heart?" Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. They recorded the conversation. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. "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. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. You think this didn't break my heart?" Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. "He worked for me." You know the school we went to?" 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Snow White or Cinderella? And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. Christopher Gardner "He worked for me." 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. "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. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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. 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. 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. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. But he didn't cash out. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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. 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. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. 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. There were flowers everywhere. "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." Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. 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.