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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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." Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. I'm on the hook for $15 million. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. 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. Christopher Gardner And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. 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 Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. You think this didn't break my heart?" I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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." 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. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations 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. It did the unthinkable: 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. 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. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. A blue knit polo shirt covers his stocky 52-year-old frame. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. But he didn't cash out. 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. Christopher Gardner 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." "He took care of it." 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. Current Address: JFGU Crest Dr, San Jose, CA. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. "They didn't teach anything about this. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." "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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." Today, Bumb family enterprises include the local Premium Pet Stores chain, Air One Helicopters and, of course, Bay 101. 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. 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. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. "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." Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "He worked for me." It wasn't the money, either. 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. 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. "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 don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." 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. 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." "I liked my name," he maintains. And for nearly a month, they did. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. "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. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." They recorded the conversation. 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. 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. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." You think this didn't break my heart?" Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. "He worked for me." 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. Christopher Gardner "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. "It's a very strong family. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. And for nearly a month, they did. 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. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. he asked. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." "It made you tough, made you get a thick skin." And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. 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. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Or at least he thought he didn't. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. Unlike other partners, neither Jeff nor Brian had buyback provisions in their written agreements, an intentional omission meant to appease state gaming officials who wanted them out of the picture. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. 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. Werner said no. "It's a very strong family. "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." AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. bumb family san jose net worthtop 20 highest paid wwe wrestlers 2021 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 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. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Christopher Gardner But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. "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. Well, guess what? "They didn't teach anything about this. This form of short-term memory is supported by the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and is believed to rely on the ability of selectively tuned pyramidal neuron networks to persist in firing even after a to-be-remembered stimulus is removed from the environment. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. 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. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. 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. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. If all this weren't enough, a sexual relationship between his 14-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old Bumb cousin was reported to police, slicing the family's cherished privacy wide open for the world to see. 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. "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."