The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. 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. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. 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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. 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. 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. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. And for nearly a month, they did. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. You know the school we went to?" The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. 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. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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?" When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." "He worked for me." But he didn't cash out. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. Jeff didn't mind, though. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Campaign records show that Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have made at least $587,000 in campaign donations since 1994 to local and state politicians and ballot measures. 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. 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. Jeff's daughter interrupted Matthew and said, "And I didn't know better. 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. 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." Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. 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. And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." 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. He chose the building's peachy-pink paint job, he says, because he wanted "a pleasant, welcoming earth tone." (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) "What am I going to say to the vice president?" In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. 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." During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Well, guess what? 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. Or at least he thought he didn't. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. 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. 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. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. 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. "I'm a big boy." 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. I'm on the hook for $15 million. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. 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. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. Werner said no. 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 . He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. "He worked for me." she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. It wasn't the money, either. They recorded the conversation. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. She recalled that she was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt covered by a blanket. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. 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." OK--we didn't get out--OK? After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. Campaign records show that Bumb & Associates and Bay 101 have made at least $587,000 in campaign donations since 1994 to local and state politicians and ballot measures. 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. 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. 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Christopher Gardner He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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. It wasn't the idea of gambling. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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 demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. 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. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. 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. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. Christopher Gardner "He took care of it." 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. 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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. 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 for nearly a month, they did. 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. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. 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." Christopher Gardner "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. 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. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Tim, the second youngest of George Bumb's four boys, was already running the family toy business, Fact Games, and Premium Pet Stores. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. It wasn't the idea of gambling. You think this didn't break my heart?" The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. Werner said no. In a fit, he took the paper he was writing on, crumpled it up and threw it out the office door. Within weeks, Jeff says, his six-month-old dog was dead, his cat was dead and the tires of a family car were slashed. In fact, he hasn't set foot in the place since October 1995, the year he stopped talking to his father and three brothers. I'm on the hook for $15 million. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken.

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