It's like we had no life except for the family." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. Werner said no. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. For all his quirks and controlling behavior, the old man is regarded as a benefactor by most family members and some Flea Market employees who know their boss to be capable of great generosity. 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. "And when I visited you at your home I told you that other than God you are the only person I've gotten down on my knees for," Venzon says on page 7. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. 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 MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." Jeff didn't mind, though. Snow White or Cinderella? 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. 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 Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. he asked. Christopher Gardner UPDATE: San Jose lawmakers approve Berryessa - San Jos Spotlight she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Christopher Gardner "I mean," Jeff later said at a deposition, "it was a time of hurt and heartache for us--and not my father, not my mother, not my brother George, not my brother Tim, not Brian could care less." According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. View more. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Werner said no. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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 state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. 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. 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. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. 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 took care of it." He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. 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 couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. THINGS WERE certainly simpler back in the old days, before Bay 101, when the Bumbs were known for the Berryessa Flea Market, the family-owned business started in 1960 by 75-year-old family patriarch George Bumb Sr. "What am I going to say to the vice president?" Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. And for nearly a month, they did. 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. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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 district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. 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 as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. It wasn't the money, either. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" "He worked for me." 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. 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. 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. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. 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. "And when I visited you at your home I told you that other than God you are the only person I've gotten down on my knees for," Venzon says on page 7. The court saga evolved into a battle of wills between a father--a man who wouldn't even let the Vatican tell him what to do--and his oldest son, determined to break free from the old man's grasp. When family patriarch and Flea Market mastermind George Bumb Sr. was invited to attend a party with President Clinton in San Francisco a couple of years ago, he refused to go and sent his community relations specialist, Betsy Bryant, instead. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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 remembers that when he was going to school at Bellarmine in the '60s, the other kids would call him things like "Bumbsy" or "Bumbo." Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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. 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. They recorded the conversation. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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. Today, Bumb family enterprises include the local Premium Pet Stores chain, Air One Helicopters and, of course, Bay 101. 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. Christopher Gardner The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. They recorded the conversation. 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. When family patriarch and Flea Market mastermind George Bumb Sr. was invited to attend a party with President Clinton in San Francisco a couple of years ago, he refused to go and sent his community relations specialist, Betsy Bryant, instead. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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." "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 district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. 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. 250 Second St. San Jose, CA, 95113-2706 (408) 277 - 1231 (408) 277 - 1252 (FAX) (800) 400 - 7115 (Information) Can I sell food or drinks? 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "He worked for me." 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. Well, guess what? Christopher Gardner But he didn't cash out. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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 Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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 worked for me." He can't ignore it. 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. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. "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 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. "I'm a big boy." Werner said no. "I'm a big boy." Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Tim and George, under pressure from then Police Chief Lou Cobarruviaz, had already signed an agreement a year earlier that prohibited Brian, Jeff and their father from having anything to do with the card room. 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 the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. I'm on the hook for $15 million. When family patriarch and Flea Market mastermind George Bumb Sr. was invited to attend a party with President Clinton in San Francisco a couple of years ago, he refused to go and sent his community relations specialist, Betsy Bryant, instead.

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