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. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. It wasn't the money, either. 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. George Bumb Jr. partner in the San Jose Flea Market and the Bay 101 casino, died Monday after a long illness, his family confirmed Tuesday night. "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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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 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 couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. I'm on the hook for $15 million. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Seven of George Bumb Sr.'s eight grown children reside in the eastside foothills within a mile or two of their father, often on the same block. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. 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. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. "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. 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. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. The Bumbs' reputation as an unconventional, insular, wealthy, large brood keeps tongues in political circles flapping. 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 signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. It's like we had no life except for the family." Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. "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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. 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. Christopher Gardner "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. Bay 101 was Jeff's idea--no one disputes 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. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. It did the unthinkable: Christopher Gardner 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. he asked. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. Werner said no. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. "I mean," Jeff later said at a deposition, "it was a time of hurt and heartache for us--and not my father, not my mother, not my brother George, not my brother Tim, not Brian could care less." And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. They recorded the conversation. "They didn't teach anything about this. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." A nurse was present to monitor his condition. President Biden nominates California's Julie Su as U.S. labor secretary Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) And for nearly a month, they did. "It's making a whole lot of money," Bumb says of the club which city financial forecasters have predicted will gross $34.6 million this year, $11.5 million more than its cross-town rival, Garden City. "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." 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. You know the school we went to?" 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. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Nadia Turner Money, Net Worth. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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." Werner said no. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. It wasn't the idea of gambling. 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. 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. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Werner said no. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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 Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. "I'm a big boy." 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. "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." He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. Christopher Gardner The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Well, guess what? And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." "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. Snow White or Cinderella? Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. It did the unthinkable: You know the school we went to?" Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. And for nearly a month, 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Christopher Gardner The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. 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 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. 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. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. 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. "I'm a big boy." Christopher Gardner The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. 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. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. 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. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. `He drives by every day on his way to his Maverick Consulting development business in Mountain View, but he never gets off the Brokaw/First Street exit to pay a visit. 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 Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. "It's a very strong family. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. That promised to be a hard sell to the San Jose City Council, which would have to authorize both the new site and the expansion. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. It wasn't the money, either. Don't Shoot: George Bumb Sr., the publicity-shy patriarch of the Bumb family and creator of the Flea Market, in a rare photo which appeared in California Today magazine in 1980. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 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. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. 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. The Bumbs' reputation as an unconventional, insular, wealthy, large brood keeps tongues in political circles flapping. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors.
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