He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. 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. 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. Seven of George Bumb Sr.'s eight grown children reside in the eastside foothills within a mile or two of their father, often on the same block. 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. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. But he didn't cash out. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. And for nearly a month, they did. Life of Brian: Initially denied a gaming license by the state, Brian Bumb has since received a provisional license and become a partner in Bay 101 with his brothers, Tim and George. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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. They recorded the conversation. 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. There were flowers everywhere. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Don't Shoot: George Bumb Sr., the publicity-shy patriarch of the Bumb family and creator of the Flea Market, in a rare photo which appeared in California Today magazine in 1980. "I liked my name," he maintains. 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. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. "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." "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. But there was no gambling done that night. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. You know the school we went to?" The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. "It's a very strong family. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." It did the unthinkable: 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. 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. 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 tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. And for nearly a month, they did. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. "It's a very strong family. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. 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. Renee Marie Bumb has a net worth of $5.00 million (Estimated) which she earned from her occupation as Lawyer. You know the school we went to?" AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. They recorded the conversation. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Or at least he thought he didn't. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. 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. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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 Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. "He worked for me." 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "I'm a big boy." He wanted to relocate and expand Sutter's Place in Alviso from a five-table card room to a 40-table one, matching the size of Northern California's largest card room, Garden City in San Jose. "He took care of it." He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. I'm on the hook for $15 million. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Christopher Gardner 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. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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. "It's a very strong family. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. "I'm a big boy." Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. 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?" Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. 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." The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. 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. "He worked for me." 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. 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. 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. 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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. 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. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Snow White or Cinderella? "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. 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. And for nearly a month, they did. Jeff himself was hit with a federal grand jury investigation over financial transactions in connection with a multimillion-dollar residential development near Silver Creek Road. "He worked for me." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. 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." 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. 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. But there was no gambling done that night. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. 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. 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. 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. 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. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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 then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. "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." she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. And for nearly a month, they did. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture.
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