AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Christopher Gardner About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) But Jeff Bumb hasn't made a penny from the club since it opened in September 1994. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. You think this didn't break my heart?" A blue knit polo shirt covers his stocky 52-year-old frame. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. 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. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Jeff himself was hit with a federal grand jury investigation over financial transactions in connection with a multimillion-dollar residential development near Silver Creek Road. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. 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. Werner said no. 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's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. "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." AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. ON AUG. 11, 1995, Jeff sat in his Flea Market office scribbling on a piece of paper, plotting his grand return to his peach palace. 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. 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." During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. And for nearly a month, they did. 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. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. They recorded the conversation. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. 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. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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. 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. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. "I'm a big boy." 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. 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. As legend has it, the Bumbs still send a monthly check to the widow of a former head of security who died of a brain tumor 20 years ago. 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 also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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 chose the building's peachy-pink paint job, he says, because he wanted "a pleasant, welcoming earth tone." The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. 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 only reason we are driving around in his Lexus today is because he knows I have read the bizarre and bitter contents of a 2-foot-high stack of documents down at the Santa Clara County Superior Courthouse. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." FROM THE protected confines of his silver 1998 Lexus SC 400, Jeff Bumb peers out his window to take in the imposing sight of the 72,000-square-foot salmon-hued house of cards he once called his baby. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." "I'm a big boy." EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. You know the school we went to?" One wag refers to them as "the Beverly Hillbillies of San Jose." You think this didn't break my heart?" Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" 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. Snow White or Cinderella? During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. "It's a very strong family. "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. 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. 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. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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 ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." ON AUG. 11, 1995, Jeff sat in his Flea Market office scribbling on a piece of paper, plotting his grand return to his peach palace. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. You know the school we went to?" Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. When family patriarch and Flea Market mastermind George Bumb Sr. was invited to attend a party with President Clinton in San Francisco a couple of years ago, he refused to go and sent his community relations specialist, Betsy Bryant, instead. Bumb family The Latest Silicon Valley's largest mixed-use development site near transit up for sale By Matthew Niksa | February 24, 2022 06:00AM The site of San Jose's main flea market,. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. "He worked for me." 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. 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. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. 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. "He worked for me." 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. Jeff didn't mind, though. You think this didn't break my heart?" The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." It pitted Bumb against Bumb. 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. 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. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. 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. "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." "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 he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. 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. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. They recorded the conversation. I'm on the hook for $15 million. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. Patrick Simmons Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. During the Venzon investigation, San Jose police dug up an old file from November 1990 in which Venzon, a sheriff's deputy, had reported his department-issued Smith & Wesson 9 mm automatic stolen. "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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. 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. "He worked for me." EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." 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 a very strong family. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)"

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