Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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." AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. You know the school we went to?" Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. I'm on the hook for $15 million. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. There were flowers everywhere. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Werner said no. 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 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. Christopher Gardner Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Christopher Gardner VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. It wasn't the money, either. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. He chose the building's peachy-pink paint job, he says, because he wanted "a pleasant, welcoming earth tone." Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. But Jeff was confident. And for nearly a month, they did. In February 1994, nearly one year after the San Jose City Council gave Bay 101 its blessing, the state denied the Bumbs and their partners' gaming license application. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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 Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. There were flowers everywhere. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. 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. 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. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. But there was no gambling done that night. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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 followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. In response to Jeff's legal attacks, George Bumb Sr. and Bumb & Associates filed two separate suits of their own to collect nearly $1 million in loans and interest they claimed Jeff never paid. Jeff 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. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. You know the school we went to?" 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. There were flowers everywhere. "They didn't teach anything about this. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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." Christopher Gardner 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. 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. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. In the last five years, the Bumb family and its enterprises have been investigated for illegal political campaign contributions, an alleged profit-skimming racket out at the Berryessa Flea Market and even a murder-for-hire scheme involving Johnny Venzon, a former cop, convicted thief and gambling addict. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. 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." "He worked for me." And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. It wasn't the money, either. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." But he didn't cash out. "He took care of it." 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. "He worked for me." 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. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. "I liked my name," he maintains. 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. "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." 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." Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. 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. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Behind the scenes, the Bumbs suspected their potential gambling competitors and a disgruntled former Flea Market employee of giving investigators unsubstantiated material to use against them. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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 demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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 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. I'm on the hook for $15 million. "He worked for me." 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 Bumbs made millions off of their successful gaming club, Bay 101, but the experience tore the family apart and aired the dirty laundry of a once tightly-knit and fiercely private clan. 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." Well, guess what? 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." The Bumbs' reputation as an unconventional, insular, wealthy, large brood keeps tongues in political circles flapping. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. OK--we didn't get out--OK? In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. "I'm a big boy." "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 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. It did the unthinkable: 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Christopher Gardner Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. It wasn't the money, either. 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. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. In response to Jeff's legal attacks, George Bumb Sr. and Bumb & Associates filed two separate suits of their own to collect nearly $1 million in loans and interest they claimed Jeff never paid. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. 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." "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. In February 1994, nearly one year after the San Jose City Council gave Bay 101 its blessing, the state denied the Bumbs and their partners' gaming license application. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. You know the school we went to?" 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." 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 guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. "It's a very strong family. 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. Well, guess what? According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. But there was no gambling done that night. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Christopher Gardner VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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.

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