The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. The Flea Market, touted as the nation's largest, made the Bumbs rich, grossing nearly $12 million in 1996. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. "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." And for nearly a month, they did. 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. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. 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. 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's a very strong family. 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. It wasn't the idea of gambling. You know the school we went to?" You know the school we went to?" 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. "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 his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" You think this didn't break my heart?" "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. 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. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. "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." "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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. "It made you tough, made you get a thick skin." 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. It's like we had no life except for the family." 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. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. "He worked for me." Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" And for nearly a month, they did. But Jeff and his family started hearing that instead of showing concern and support for his daughter, George Bumb Sr. and others in the family were blaming his freshman daughter for the incident and not her adult-age cousin. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. 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 Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. 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. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Christopher Gardner SAN JOSEBefore a planned commuter rail line to Silicon Valley reaches central San Jose, it would pass by the San Jose Flea Market in the city's Berryessa neighborhood, a massive open-air bazaar . 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. 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. The Bumbs' reputation as an unconventional, insular, wealthy, large brood keeps tongues in political circles flapping. They recorded the conversation. 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. Christopher Gardner According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. "He worked for me." 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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 teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. Christopher Gardner "They didn't teach anything about this. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house.
Bumb family - The Real Deal San Francisco You know the school we went to?" 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed.
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