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. Or at least he thought he didn't. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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 and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. Lofgren's (D-San Jose) net worth of at least $1.6 million included a $500,000 rental property and a collection of retirement and other investment accounts worth at least $1.3 million.. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. You think this didn't break my heart?" Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. "It's a very strong family. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." "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." It did the unthinkable: He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. It did the unthinkable: Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. President Biden nominates California's Julie Su as U.S. labor secretary,Californian headed state labor agency during pandemic chaos "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." 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. 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. "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." The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. I'm on the hook for $15 million. But he didn't cash out. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. It wasn't the idea of gambling. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. The Flea Market, touted as the nation's largest, made the Bumbs rich, grossing nearly $12 million in 1996. Christopher Gardner Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. You think this didn't break my heart?" Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. It wasn't the money, either. Christopher Gardner He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. 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. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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 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. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. Christopher Gardner His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. You know the school we went to?" 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 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. 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. "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 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. "He worked for me." Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. 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. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. But Jeff was confident. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. "He took care of it." 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. 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." The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. But there was no gambling done that night. 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. And for nearly a month, they did. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. SAN JOSE, Calif., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Western National Group has purchased a 6.5-acre parcel of land from Berryessa Properties, LLC owners of the San Jose Flea Market, a. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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 he didn't cash out. 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 Bumb says writing a letter on Jeff's behalf would have violated the agreement with the police chief and put the club in jeopardy. 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." "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. 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." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. "I liked my name," he maintains. 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. 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 then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. 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. Well, guess what? 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 ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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." It wasn't the money, either. 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. But Jeff was confident. You think this didn't break my heart?" And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. "It's a very strong family. 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. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. "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." 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." But Jeff was confident. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. You know the school we went to?" Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. He chose the building's peachy-pink paint job, he says, because he wanted "a pleasant, welcoming earth tone." Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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." Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. "I'm a big boy." 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Christopher Gardner But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. And for nearly a month, they did. 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. 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 for nearly a month, they did.
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