He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. They recorded the conversation. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. Timothy Bumb (J), 42 - San Jose, CA Has Court or Arrest - MyLife After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. 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. Eight months later, the frame of the weapon was found in a Salinas pond near Venzon's home with the barrel and slide missing. You know the school we went to?" She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. And for nearly a month, they did. 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. "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. Or at least he thought he didn't. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Their pun-afflicted surname adds to the hillbilly mystique. "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 They recorded the conversation. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. His crimes included taking valuables from the bereaved family members of dead crime victims while pretending to console them. It wasn't the idea of gambling. Christopher Gardner 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. 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." At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. Most of George Bumb Sr.'s five dozen grandchildren have grown up in the 95127 ZIP code and have attended the family-run K-12 Catholic school, St. Thomas More, located on Flea Market grounds since 1978. 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. "I'm a big boy." He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. They recorded the conversation. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. OK--we didn't get out--OK? "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) George Bumb Sr.'s loan-repayment demands came in July 1996, just as his oldest son and his wife were about to move to Los Gatos and break away from the family and its eastside enclave. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. AN ATTORNEY involved likened the whole contentious affair to a divorce. 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. 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." "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." The teenagers had been drinking booze earlier in the night. It wasn't the money, either. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. He also pulled off an armed robbery of the Aloha Roller Palace. 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. It pitted Bumb against Bumb. Ultimately, the charges against the older Bumb were reduced to a misdemeanor. During his long tenure at the Flea Market, Venzon apparently developed a close relationship with George Bumb Sr. 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." He and his brothers had a plan, he says. 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. 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 he didn't cash out. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Split Personality: The Bumb family made millions off of the San Jose Flea Market (below), started by George Bumb Sr. in 1960, and bolstered its financial fortunes with the opening of Bay 101 in 1994, a project started by now-outcast son Jeff Bumb. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. 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. Christopher Gardner Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats. Most of George Bumb Sr.'s five dozen grandchildren have grown up in the 95127 ZIP code and have attended the family-run K-12 Catholic school, St. Thomas More, located on Flea Market grounds since 1978. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. At the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. I'm on the hook for $15 million. Christopher Gardner Privacy hasn't been so easy to come by for the Bumbs in the '90s, since they got involved in Bay 101. Jeff entertained offers to buy the club, the highest bid, he recalls, coming in at $40 million. "Jeff is a wheeler and dealer," explained his Uncle John, the Flea Market's executive vice president and owner of the Skeeball Arcade. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. "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. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. At the time, San Jose, like cities throughout the state, was strapped for cash, looking at an $11 million budget shortfall. (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. 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."
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