I'm on the hook for $15 million. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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." 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." He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. "I'm a big boy." Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. he asked. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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." "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. 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. 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. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." And for nearly a month, they did. Life of Brian: Initially denied a gaming license by the state, Brian Bumb has since received a provisional license and become a partner in Bay 101 with his brothers, Tim and George. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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 two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. It wasn't the idea of gambling. 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 didn't mind, though. "I'm a big boy." Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. 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 did the unthinkable: 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. 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 followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. You know the school we went to?" attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. 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. "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. Or at least he thought he didn't. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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 ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. 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. But there was no gambling done that night. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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." The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. The Bumbs' reputation as an unconventional, insular, wealthy, large brood keeps tongues in political circles flapping. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. "I'm a big boy." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. You think this didn't break my heart?" And for nearly a month, they did. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." There were flowers everywhere. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Or at least he thought he didn't. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. They recorded the conversation. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. You know the school we went to?" 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. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. 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. 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. I'm on the hook for $15 million. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. 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. Christopher Gardner A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. Jeff didn't mind, though. 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. 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. 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. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. You know the school we went to?" 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Life of Brian: Initially denied a gaming license by the state, Brian Bumb has since received a provisional license and become a partner in Bay 101 with his brothers, Tim and George. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. One wag refers to them as "the Beverly Hillbillies of San Jose." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. Christopher Gardner 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." Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. "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." But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. A FEW DAYS AFTER returning from his son's Oct. 13, 1995, military graduation in San Diego, Jeff and his wife, Elizabeth, got some appalling news: Their 14-year-old daughter had been involved in a sexual relationship with an older male cousin. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr.
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