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. "He took care of it." 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. 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 Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. "They didn't teach anything about this. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. 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. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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." Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. OK--we didn't get out--OK? And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. Christopher Gardner 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. It wasn't the idea of gambling. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. You think this didn't break my heart?" The two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. "He worked for me." "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 followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. And for nearly a month, they did. It wasn't the money, either. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. It wasn't the money, either. 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. It wasn't the money, either. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. 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. "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." 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. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. 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. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. Family Feud 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. Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. FROM THE START, Jeff's three brothers and father didn't share his enthusiasm for opening a lavish gaming house. 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. 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. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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." And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. "I liked my name," he maintains. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. "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." "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. 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. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. "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 two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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. 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. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. 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. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. The district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. But Jeff was confident. 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 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. "What am I going to say to the vice president?" VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. Snow White or Cinderella? 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. 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. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. 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. I'm on the hook for $15 million. OK--we didn't get out--OK? During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. "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 demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. You think this didn't break my heart?" 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. 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. I'm on the hook for $15 million. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" "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. 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. 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. "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. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. "He worked for me." Houses & Cars. 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. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. "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." When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. Werner said no. 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, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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 district attorney's office says that Bumb attorney Ron Werner turned the letter over to authorities immediately after it came in the mail. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. A blue knit polo shirt covers his stocky 52-year-old frame. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. "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. Or at least he thought he didn't. 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." Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. "The thing they probably value most is their privacy," Bryant explains. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. But he didn't cash out. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" And for nearly a month, they did. 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. Matthew is the kind of guy a relative described to police as "polite," the guy parents wanted their daughters to date. 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. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. 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. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? 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. 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. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. "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." she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) 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. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. 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." Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. It wasn't the money, either. 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." attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. They recorded the conversation. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. "It's a very strong family. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. And for nearly a month, they did. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. But there was no gambling done that night. He wanted to relocate and expand Sutter's Place in Alviso from a five-table card room to a 40-table one, matching the size of Northern California's largest card room, Garden City in San Jose. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. 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." 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. 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." And Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. 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. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. He wanted to relocate and expand Sutter's Place in Alviso from a five-table card room to a 40-table one, matching the size of Northern California's largest card room, Garden City in San Jose. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. Christopher Gardner Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. 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. They recorded the conversation. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. 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. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. Christopher Gardner A nurse was present to monitor his condition. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. But there was no gambling done that night. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. 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." ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. 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. 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. "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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. Christopher Gardner Or at least he thought he didn't. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. 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. 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. Jeff signed a deal with his brothers that prohibited him from owning Bay 101 stock until he got all the necessary licenses. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER its approval by the City Council, the peach-colored Bay 101 held its "grand opening." According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. 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. 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. 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. "He worked for me." It did the unthinkable: 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. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" "It's a very strong family. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. 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. "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. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall.

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