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 also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" You think this didn't break my heart?" OK--we didn't get out--OK? Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. I'm on the hook for $15 million. "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. 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." "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 elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. "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." 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. And for nearly a month, they did. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. 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. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. When the Vatican eliminated Latin from the Catholic mass in the '60s, George Bumb Sr. responded by building his own chapel, named for the rebellious St. Athanasius, at the base of Mt. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. 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. You know the school we went to?" And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. 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. It wasn't the idea of gambling. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. Christopher Gardner 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." "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. 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. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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 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. "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." He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. I'm on the hook for $15 million. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. In her 10 years as the Flea Market's community relations specialist, Bryant has come to adore the lack of pretension among this clan of millionaires who have their offices in a mobile home where none of the furniture seems to match. You think this didn't break my heart?" "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." "They didn't teach anything about this. "What am I going to say to the vice president?" But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. The Bumb family gained much of its wealth from the San Jose Flea Market, which is why Braunstein says he thought the contribution wouldn't run afoul of FPPC standards. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. But he didn't cash out. 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. 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. "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." "They didn't teach anything about this. Christopher Gardner But he didn't cash out. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. 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. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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." Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. It did the unthinkable: But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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." When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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 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." 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. And for nearly a month, they did. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Christopher Gardner Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. There were flowers everywhere. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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 had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." 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. 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. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. "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. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." It pitted Bumb against Bumb. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. You think this didn't break my heart?" And for nearly a month, they did. 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 guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. "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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. 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. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. 1246 Ridgeline Ct, San Jose, CA, 95127-4326 | The Bumb Family + 2 More 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. 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 Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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. "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. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. "He took care of it." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." Patrick Simmons Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." They recorded the conversation. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." 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 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. Christopher Gardner Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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 two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did.
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