OK--we didn't get out--OK? 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. 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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. But he didn't cash out. Jeff didn't mind, though. 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. Werner said no. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" 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. And there were gamblers everywhere who had come looking for some action. ALL TOGETHER, the intrafamily litigation has spanned nearly three years. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. "He worked for me." He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. In the last five years, the Bumb family and its enterprises have been investigated for illegal political campaign contributions, an alleged profit-skimming racket out at the Berryessa Flea Market and even a murder-for-hire scheme involving Johnny Venzon, a former cop, convicted thief and gambling addict. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. "They didn't teach anything about this. 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. 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. 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 a big boy." But there was no gambling done that night. Nadia Turner Money, Net Worth. "And I told you that I loved you and you are like a father to me. 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. 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. Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." 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 fund would be controlled by an advisory group made up of city staff, vendors and flea market representatives. They recorded the conversation. "He worked for me." 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. Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. And for nearly a month, they did. It wasn't the money, either. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Dealers stood at the tables, ready to deal the cards. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." he asked. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. Of the four brothers, Tim and George had faced the least resistance from state gaming officials. 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 the time, Jeff was in the midst of negotiating an arrangement to be bought out of the family businesses. "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." Now that their gaming license had been denied, a decision needed to be made--quickly. I'm on the hook for $15 million. 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. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. (That thing that involved Jeff when Bay 101 was scheduled to open but didn't.)" After learning of the incident, Jeff and wife Elizabeth did not report the matter to police immediately. 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 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. Christopher Gardner 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. "They didn't teach anything about this. The card club has done more than bring unwanted public scrutiny to this insular group. 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.) The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. He demanded $10 million from his brothers to compensate him for violating the purported secret Bay 101 deal. 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. Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." Address: 10340 Anderson Rd San Jose, CA, 95127. 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. "He worked for me." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. 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. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. According to Jeff, there was tremendous pressure from his father and others in the family to keep the incest a secret. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." Werner said no. 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. Matthew Bumb's attorney argued that the relationship was consensual. He started telling people around the office that he wanted out of the family business. And he [Jeff] wants me to violate the condition which says in it that I sign away my rights and they close us down. "I'm a big boy." "He worked for me." I'm on the hook for $15 million. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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." He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. 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. Tim and George Jr. would appeal and reapply, the hope being that the club would open as soon as possible. San Jose; Timothy Bumb; Timothy Bumb, Age 50. The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." The couple even had a purchase contract for a $850,000 house on Golf Links Road. Jeff's grandfather, Frank Bumb, had met his wife, Mary, at a card parlor in San Francisco where they worked. But he didn't cash out. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. The ensuing delay forced Jeff Bumb to lay off 600 workers he had hired. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. 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. But Jeff was confident. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. You think this didn't break my heart?" You think this didn't break my heart?" Preventive Medicine: George Bumb Jr. is a co-owner of Bay 101, where a snakebite kit is kept on-hand as a family joke. Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. 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." As legend has it, the Bumbs still send a monthly check to the widow of a former head of security who died of a brain tumor 20 years ago. 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 Brian, the handsome and gregarious youngest brother, was in charge of day-to-day operations at the Flea Market. Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. George Bumb Sr., an avid card player, held a regular weekly family poker game at his home. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. VENZON WAS well known to the Bumbs. 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.) 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. Well, guess what? "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. On Nov. 8, 1995, attorney Albin Danell, Elizabeth's brother-in-law, contacted the police, apparently after consulting with Elizabeth. 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. "I'm a big boy." Near the end Venzon writes, "They want to bring up the 'murder-for-hire' investigation again. 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. When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. George Bumb Jr., the quiet one with a flair for things mechanical, was already at the controls of Air One Helicopter. 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." 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. 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 it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." He was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" Christopher Gardner The guy doesn't get a slap on the hand." "He took care of it." 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. You think this didn't break my heart?" (In one case, George Bumb Sr. loaned Jeff $31,250 in 1992 for his son to invest in Bay 101.) Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. The Bumbs had a plenty of experience with a cash business through the Flea Market, which they've run for almost 40 years. 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. And then, just when it seemed as though family relations couldn't get any worse, they did. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." Jeff tells the story differently: "Matthew was my godson. But his dream, which now seemed so close to being a reality, was about to become a nightmare. Christopher Gardner Over the years, he had developed working relationships with the city's politicians and bureaucrats.
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