Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. That's the case of the three brothers Roberto Irineu, Joao Roberto and Jose Roberto Marinho, who share the control of Latin America's largest media empire, Globo, and whose combined net worth is R . Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Christopher Gardner And for nearly a month, they did. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. Christopher Gardner 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." Christopher Gardner Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. But Jeff was confident. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. 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 guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. 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. "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. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. "And when I visited you at your home I told you that other than God you are the only person I've gotten down on my knees for," Venzon says on page 7. The court saga evolved into a battle of wills between a father--a man who wouldn't even let the Vatican tell him what to do--and his oldest son, determined to break free from the old man's grasp. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. "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. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. They recorded the conversation. But Jeff was confident. 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. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." You think this didn't break my heart?" 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 started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. He babysat the construction site every day for almost five months. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. OK--we didn't get out--OK? San Jose Flea Market - yourflowerinfo.blogspot.com 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. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. 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 police remembered the old rumors about a murder plot at the Flea Market, where Venzon had worked as a security guard for more than 15 years. 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. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." A nurse was present to monitor his condition. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. And for nearly a month, they did. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. "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. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. You know the school we went to?" He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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 Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." 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. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. But Jeff was confident. "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." "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." And for nearly a month, they did. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. 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. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. 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. Werner said no. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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 guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Snow White or Cinderella? 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." 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. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. "He worked for me." 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. You think this didn't break my heart?" Werner said no. 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 guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." 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. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. 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. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. Owner: bumb brian f & theresa m (trustees) Sale Price: $4,226,500 +Edit Past Address 15180 Joanne Ave, SAN JOSE, CA 95127-1232 View Address Year Built: 1955 Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 2.00 Garage Size: 2 Property Lot Size: 8778 SF Building Area: 1679 Owner: bumb brian f (trustee) Owner 2: BUMB THERESA M (TRUSTEE) +Edit Current Address Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. 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 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) 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 took care of it." When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. By Will Harper He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." "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."
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