He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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 asked. 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. 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. 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. 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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. Just so everyone got the point, Jeff Bumb announced to the press that he and Brian were divesting from Bay 101, and records show he eventually sold his shares for $1.4 million. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. 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. Christopher Gardner 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. It's like we had no life except for the family." Christopher Gardner "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." OK--we didn't get out--OK? She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. It wasn't the money, either. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. 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. But Jeff and his family started hearing that instead of showing concern and support for his daughter, George Bumb Sr. and others in the family were blaming his freshman daughter for the incident and not her adult-age cousin. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming 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. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. In her 10 years as the Flea Market's community relations specialist, Bryant has come to adore the lack of pretension among this clan of millionaires who have their offices in a mobile home where none of the furniture seems to match. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." 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. Christopher Gardner There were flowers everywhere. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. You think this didn't break my heart?" The Bumb family gained much of its wealth from the San Jose Flea Market, which is why Braunstein says he thought the contribution wouldn't run afoul of FPPC standards. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." "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." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. "They didn't teach anything about this. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. Snow White or Cinderella? "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." Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Christopher Gardner 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." At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. Today, Bumb family enterprises include the local Premium Pet Stores chain, Air One Helicopters and, of course, Bay 101. "He worked for me." She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Werner said no. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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 and his brothers had a plan, he says. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. he asked. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. In her 10 years as the Flea Market's community relations specialist, Bryant has come to adore the lack of pretension among this clan of millionaires who have their offices in a mobile home where none of the furniture seems to match. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. 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. 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. 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. 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 weekends he'd bring his wife and a few of his 10 kids down there, too. Snow White or Cinderella? He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Sources. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. Well, guess what? "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. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. They recorded the conversation. 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." 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." "I'm a big boy." 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. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. "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. Christopher Gardner Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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 worked for me." In her 10 years as the Flea Market's community relations specialist, Bryant has come to adore the lack of pretension among this clan of millionaires who have their offices in a mobile home where none of the furniture seems to match. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. Deputy chief Tom Wheatley says that police wondered if Venzon, or someone, destroyed the barrel to prevent a ballistics test from tracing a fired bullet to the gun. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. 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. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. "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. "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." In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. 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. Months of negotiations, rallies and proposals ended Tuesday with the San Jose City Council voting unanimously to approve a multi-million square foot development at the site of the San Jose Flea Market. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. Or at least he thought he didn't. "He worked for me." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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. You know the school we went to?" He and his brothers had a plan, he says. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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 was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." he asked. 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. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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 demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Deputy chief Tom Wheatley says that police wondered if Venzon, or someone, destroyed the barrel to prevent a ballistics test from tracing a fired bullet to the gun. "I'm a big boy." In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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. 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. 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. Today, Bumb family enterprises include the local Premium Pet Stores chain, Air One Helicopters and, of course, Bay 101. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened.
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