OK--we didn't get out--OK? And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. There were flowers everywhere. 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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. It wasn't the idea of gambling. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? "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." The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. "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. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Snow White or Cinderella? The unanimous vote gives the Bumb family, the site's owner, the right to develop up to 2,450 residential units and as much as 3.4 million square feet of office space there. 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. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. You know the school we went to?" ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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 . 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Over the past year alone, Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have given $56,000 to now-Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the man in charge of card-room regulation. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. 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. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. "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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. 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. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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. 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. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. 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. 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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. 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. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. 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 was confident. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. 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 also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. You know the school we went to?" It's like we had no life except for the family." Well, guess what? When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. 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. 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. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. It wasn't the idea of gambling. The state, still busy conducting background checks, still hadn't approved the Bumbs and their partners' gaming licenses. It wasn't the money, either. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. "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. OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Toward the end of the call, things got heated. It's very tightknit," says Bryant, adding that the senior Bumb doesn't give interviews--ever. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. 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. 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." The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Over the past year alone, Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have given $56,000 to now-Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the man in charge of card-room regulation. Over the past year alone, Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have given $56,000 to now-Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the man in charge of card-room regulation. 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." 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 Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." The Flea Market, touted as the nation's largest, made the Bumbs rich, grossing nearly $12 million in 1996. "He worked for me." 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. The air conditioning is on, but beads of sweat surface on Bumb's forehead, between a pair of fierce-looking blue eyes and a receding blonde hairline. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. Christopher Gardner And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. 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. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand."
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