In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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." 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. 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. 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. One wag refers to them as "the Beverly Hillbillies of San Jose." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. 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. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. "He worked for me." 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. It wasn't the idea of gambling. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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 day before, Monday at noon, half of the club's tables were full of gamblers playing seven card stud, Omaha and Texas Hold 'Em. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Or at least he thought he didn't. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. Christopher Gardner Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. 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. Attractions A Mariachi band performing at San Jose Flea Market The eight miles (13 km) worth of aisles allows for over 2000 vendors to sell an array of goods. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. The air conditioning is on, but beads of sweat surface on Bumb's forehead, between a pair of fierce-looking blue eyes and a receding blonde hairline. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Attractions A Mariachi band performing at San Jose Flea Market The eight miles (13 km) worth of aisles allows for over 2000 vendors to sell an array of goods. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Jeff Bumb remembers that when he was going to school at Bellarmine in the '60s, the other kids would call him things like "Bumbsy" or "Bumbo." attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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 fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. 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 dolphin fountain at the front entrance is there because he wanted it there--water and fish are good luck. You think this didn't break my heart?" The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) Even in the tangle of legal briefs and heated accusations, no one denies that Jeff is the one who hunted down a site, negotiated the deal and spent hours on the phone lobbying San Jose City Council members for a big, new gaming house in San Jose. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. First, Jeff tried to have the Bumb & Associates partnership dissolved after accusing his family of trying to force him out without paying him a fair price. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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." The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. 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. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. 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.) Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. 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. 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. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" Christopher Gardner It pitted Bumb against Bumb. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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 demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. 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. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. Log In or Sign Up Anne-Marie Bumb See Photos Anne Marie Bumba Bumba See Photos Anne Marie Francine Bumba See Photos Ana Bumb See Photos Anne Marie Bumbalo See Photos Ana Bumb See Photos Ana Bumb See Photos So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. 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. 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. 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. "He took care of it." "It's a very strong family. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. Bumb family attorney Ron Werner suggested that Jeff and his family had a hidden motive for waiting nearly a month to report the incident to police. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. "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. 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. 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." But he didn't cash out. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." "They didn't teach anything about this. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. 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. 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 teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. 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." 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. "He worked for me." And for nearly a month, they did. 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 couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. 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. 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. 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. Current Address: JFGU Crest Dr, San Jose, CA. But Jeff Bumb hasn't made a penny from the club since it opened in September 1994. But he didn't cash out. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Christopher Gardner (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. 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. 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. 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. The Flea Market, touted as the nation's largest, made the Bumbs rich, grossing nearly $12 million in 1996. 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.

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