When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. Snow White or Cinderella? 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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. Christopher Gardner 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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." Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." One wag refers to them as "the Beverly Hillbillies of San Jose." Christopher Gardner When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Christopher Gardner Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. He can't ignore it. 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. About 20 percent of the 130 students there are Bumb relatives.) Christopher Gardner Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. "I'm a big boy." There were flowers everywhere. 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. They recorded the conversation. 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. "He worked for me." Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. 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. "I'm a big boy." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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 fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. Hamilton, where Latin mass is conducted on a regular basis. "He worked for me." On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. "It made you tough, made you get a thick skin." Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. "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. Snow White or Cinderella? He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. Jeff didn't mind, though. 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. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. Christopher Gardner You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. 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. 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. 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. Or at least he thought he didn't. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. 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. "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." 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. "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. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. "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." According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." They recorded the conversation. Myoinositol reduction in medial prefrontal cortex of - Academia.edu 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. 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. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. "He worked for me." It did the unthinkable: He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." OK--we didn't get out--OK? "They didn't teach anything about this. Today, Bumb family enterprises include the local Premium Pet Stores chain, Air One Helicopters and, of course, Bay 101. "He took care of it." Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Ultimately, Jeff says with resignation, he hopes I find the truth, "not my truth, not their truth, just the truth." Bumb family The Latest Silicon Valley's largest mixed-use development site near transit up for sale By Matthew Niksa | February 24, 2022 06:00AM The site of San Jose's main flea market,. Whenever trouble arose at the Flea Market with city code or building inspectors, the Bumbs sent Jeff to settle things. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Christopher Gardner She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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 couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. I'm on the hook for $15 million. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. "It's making a whole lot of money," Bumb says of the club which city financial forecasters have predicted will gross $34.6 million this year, $11.5 million more than its cross-town rival, Garden City. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Well, guess what? 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." 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. Houses & Cars. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. Snow White or Cinderella? "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." 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. 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. 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. "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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. "I'm a big boy." But there was no gambling done that night. 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.
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