(In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) I'm on the hook for $15 million. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. On weekends he'd bring his wife and a few of his 10 kids down there, too. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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 Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. "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." "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Christopher Gardner It's like we had no life except for the family." Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. You think this didn't break my heart?" Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. It's like we had no life except for the family." Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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." 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. 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. Nadia Turner Money, Net Worth. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. `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. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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. But there was no gambling done that night. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. That promised to be a hard sell to the San Jose City Council, which would have to authorize both the new site and the expansion. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. 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. "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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Well, guess what?
Jos Jos Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth 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. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest 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." Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. 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. 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. (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. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. 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. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" But there was no gambling done that night. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. Christopher Gardner On weekends he'd bring his wife and a few of his 10 kids down there, too. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. It's like we had no life except for the family." In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. 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 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. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. "He worked for me." "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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious.
1246 Ridgeline Ct, San Jose, CA, 95127-4326 | The Bumb Family + 2 More In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. Werner said no. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. The Bumbs made millions off of their successful gaming club, Bay 101, but the experience tore the family apart and aired the dirty laundry of a once tightly-knit and fiercely private clan. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. You think this didn't break my heart?" There were flowers everywhere. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. That promised to be a hard sell to the San Jose City Council, which would have to authorize both the new site and the expansion. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." 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. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. One wag refers to them as "the Beverly Hillbillies of San Jose." Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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 also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? 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. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. Three years ago, the Mercury News listed the Bumb family in the Top 10 of the valley's most generous political contributors. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. 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 himself was hit with a federal grand jury investigation over financial transactions in connection with a multimillion-dollar residential development near Silver Creek Road. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. "He took care of it." The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" I'm on the hook for $15 million. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. Werner said no. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." But there was no gambling done that night. "I'm a big boy." 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. he asked. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. "I liked my name," he maintains. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. "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." "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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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 that ain't happening because I can't afford it." Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." You know the school we went to?" Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. 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. 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. 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. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. "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." But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. "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. Christopher Gardner It wasn't the idea of gambling. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. "It made you tough, made you get a thick skin." Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Christopher Gardner Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. 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. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. Even in the tangle of legal briefs and heated accusations, no one denies that Jeff is the one who hunted down a site, negotiated the deal and spent hours on the phone lobbying San Jose City Council members for a big, new gaming house in San Jose. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. 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. 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. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. 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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. But Jeff Bumb would greatly prefer not to talk about this. 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 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. "They didn't teach anything about this. But there was no gambling done that night. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses.