Don't Shoot: George Bumb Sr., the publicity-shy patriarch of the Bumb family and creator of the Flea Market, in a rare photo which appeared in California Today magazine in 1980. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. "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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." 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. 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. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. They recorded the conversation. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. "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." The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. 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. 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 couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. It's like we had no life except for the family." "He took care of it." 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. SXVB Berryessa Rd. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. 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. 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? attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. The court saga evolved into a battle of wills between a father--a man who wouldn't even let the Vatican tell him what to do--and his oldest son, determined to break free from the old man's grasp. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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 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. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. 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. 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. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. Christopher Gardner AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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." 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. And for nearly a month, they did. OK--we didn't get out--OK? Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. 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 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. 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. "I'm a big boy." 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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 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 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 now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. 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. Christopher Gardner FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. Campaign records show that Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have made at least $587,000 in campaign donations since 1994 to local and state politicians and ballot measures. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. "What am I going to say to the vice president?" Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. They recorded the conversation. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. "I'm a big boy." Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. 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. 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. 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 Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Well, guess what? 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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." He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. Christopher Gardner It pitted Bumb against Bumb. Snow White or Cinderella? "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. "I'm a big boy." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Christopher Gardner she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. But he didn't cash out. Or at least he thought he didn't. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. But Jeff Bumb hasn't made a penny from the club since it opened in September 1994. "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?" But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. "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. 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 wag refers to them as "the Beverly Hillbillies of San Jose." The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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. When Vice President Al Gore called to personally invite the elder Bumb to a fundraiser at the Los Altos home of real estate magnate George Marcus, Bumb put the VP on hold for several minutes, ultimately making Betsy take the call. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Brian Bumb - President for The Flea Market, Inc. - Corporation Wiki As a compromise of sorts, he was debating whether he should apply for a license as a gaming-club manager instead of as an owner. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. Werner said no. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. At one point in the investigation, sheriff's detectives had Jeff's daughter call Matthew while he was working at the Flea Market to confirm the sexual activities. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. And for nearly a month, they did. It did the unthinkable: The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. At one point in the investigation, sheriff's detectives had Jeff's daughter call Matthew while he was working at the Flea Market to confirm the sexual activities. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Christopher Gardner Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "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. But Jeff was confident. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." And for nearly a month, they did. 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. They recorded the conversation. 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. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. But Jeff was confident. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Christopher Gardner According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. "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." "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. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. And for nearly a month, they did. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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. Christopher Gardner Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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 babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. "He worked for me." The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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. 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. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. "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." Well, guess what? "He worked for me." 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. 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.
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