A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. "It's a very strong family. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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 is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. 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. 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. Or at least he thought he didn't. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. 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. Christopher Gardner You think this didn't break my heart?" After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. 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. "I'm a big boy." AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. A Bumb & Associates subsidiary acquired the 17-acre property at 1740 North First St. for "north of $20 million," said Brian Bumb, whose family owns Bay 101 and the San Jose Flea Market.. 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. 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. Werner said no. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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 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. But he didn't cash out. 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 I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. "They didn't teach anything about this. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. 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. And for nearly a month, they did. "He took care of it." Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Well, guess what? 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. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. 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. Or at least he thought he didn't. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. "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. 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 as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. You know the school we went to?" Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. he asked. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. 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. 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) "He worked for me." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." 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. Sources. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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 also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. "He took care of it." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" 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. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. OK--we didn't get out--OK? "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. "I'm a big boy." Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. Christopher Gardner 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. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. It's like we had no life except for the family." "He worked for me." He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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." 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. 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. John Bumb Obituary (1927 - 2018) - San Jose, CA - Mercury News 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. 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. 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. 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. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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. 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. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. And for nearly a month, they did. I'm on the hook for $15 million. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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 told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. As we do our drive-by on a Tuesday midmorning, there are more than 100 cars in the parking lot. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. "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." 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Fate of San Jose Flea Market Decided as San Jose City Council Well, guess what? He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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." He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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." attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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 the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. It wasn't the idea of gambling. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. "They didn't teach anything about this. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. Christopher Gardner It did the unthinkable: After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school 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. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. "It's a very strong family. Christopher Gardner The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Christopher Gardner But Jeff was confident. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken.
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