It wasn't the idea of gambling. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. They recorded the conversation. You think this didn't break my heart?" Christopher Gardner And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. "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. "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." You know the school we went to?" Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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 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. 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. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." "He worked for me." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. But Jeff was confident. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. 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." 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 entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. 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. Werner said no. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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 he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. More Info: What movies did she appear on? The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. 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. But he didn't cash out. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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 Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. Well, guess what? Or at least he thought he didn't. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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. 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." OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? It's like we had no life except for the family." (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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 made you tough, made you get a thick skin." Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" "He took care of 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. 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 also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. "It's a very strong family. 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. 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." "I'm a big boy." "They didn't teach anything about this. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. 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. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. 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. Christopher Gardner But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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 there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. "He took care of it." According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. But he didn't cash out. 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 started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." "I'm a big boy." But there was no gambling done that night. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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." Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. Werner said no. 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's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. "They didn't teach anything about this. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. "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." Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. He babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. Well, guess what? He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. Werner said no. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. It's like we had no life except for the family." According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. "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. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Christopher Gardner 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. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "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. 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.
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