The court saga evolved into a battle of wills between a father--a man who wouldn't even let the Vatican tell him what to do--and his oldest son, determined to break free from the old man's grasp. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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 recorded the conversation. One of George Bumb Sr.'s granddaughters explained to police that her family was very old-fashioned: "The woman gets the short end of the deal; she is a whore. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. Tim and George Jr. worried that pressuring state and city officials to deal Jeff back in at Bay 101 would backfire and authorities would close down the card room. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. But he didn't cash out. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Or at least he thought he didn't. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. "I liked my name," he maintains. 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. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? Werner said no. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. He babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. 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. 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. 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. "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." "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." 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. 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. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." We celebrate over 60 years of providing our community with a way to make money selling great stuff; save on a myriad of household items, tools, entertainment, fresh produce and a variety of services; and spend a day together as a family shopping, eating, and playing. Christopher Gardner There were flowers everywhere. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Or at least he thought he didn't. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) "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. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. 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. Werner said no. 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." attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. "He worked for me." He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "He worked for me." And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. You know the school we went to?" After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. I'm on the hook for $15 million. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. "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." Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. During the Venzon investigation, San Jose police dug up an old file from November 1990 in which Venzon, a sheriff's deputy, had reported his department-issued Smith & Wesson 9 mm automatic stolen. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. 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. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) 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.) It wasn't the money, either. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. I'm on the hook for $15 million. "It's a very strong family. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Well, guess what? (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. Months of negotiations, rallies and proposals ended Tuesday with the San Jose City Council voting unanimously to approve a multi-million square foot development at the site of the San Jose Flea Market. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. 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. `He drives by every day on his way to his Maverick Consulting development business in Mountain View, but he never gets off the Brokaw/First Street exit to pay a visit. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. 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. 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. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. Christopher Gardner EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." And for nearly a month, they did. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. Most of George Bumb Sr.'s five dozen grandchildren have grown up in the 95127 ZIP code and have attended the family-run K-12 Catholic school, St. Thomas More, located on Flea Market grounds since 1978. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. "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." 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. It wasn't the idea of gambling. 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. 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. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Tim and George Jr. worried that pressuring state and city officials to deal Jeff back in at Bay 101 would backfire and authorities would close down the card room. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Christopher Gardner His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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. 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." 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." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Werner said no. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Campaign records show that Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have made at least $587,000 in campaign donations since 1994 to local and state politicians and ballot measures. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. "He worked for me." 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. It's like we had no life except for the family." Well, guess what? Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Place of living: Nadia lives in Los Angeles, where she was born, together with her family. The dolphin fountain at the front entrance is there because he wanted it there--water and fish are good luck. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. 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 only reason we are driving around in his Lexus today is because he knows I have read the bizarre and bitter contents of a 2-foot-high stack of documents down at the Santa Clara County Superior Courthouse. 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.

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