Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. "I'm a big boy." 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. It's like we had no life except for the family." Councilmembers approved the Berryessa BART Urban Village project, a plan to rezone a 61.5-acre portion of the flea market site to include up to . (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. Snow White or Cinderella? EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. OK--we didn't get out--OK? Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." he asked. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. 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. 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. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. They recorded the conversation. 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. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. 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." And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. 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." 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 says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. "He took care of it." In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. Well, guess what? Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. Christopher Gardner Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. "I'm a big boy." Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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. You know the school we went to?" And for nearly a month, they did. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. It's like we had no life except for the family." The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Or at least he thought he didn't. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. "I liked my name," he maintains. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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." "He worked for me." "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. 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. 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. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Christopher Gardner The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Snow White or Cinderella? Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Christopher Gardner Toward the end of the call, things got heated. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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." Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. 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. "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." 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 tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. There were flowers everywhere. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Werner said no. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. It's like we had no life except for the family." Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. You think this didn't break my heart?" He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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. 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. 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. "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." Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. And for nearly a month, they did. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." But he didn't cash out. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. You think this didn't break my heart?" And for nearly a month, they did. Christopher Gardner attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. "He worked for me." 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. "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. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. 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 elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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 that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "It's a very strong family. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. He babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. "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." 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. 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. 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. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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. 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." 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. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Houses & Cars. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. The Hewlett family: Based in Palo Alto, worth $2.6 billion. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. 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. There were flowers everywhere. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. And for nearly a month, they did. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. 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. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. You know the school we went to?" Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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.
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