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. 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. And as with any divorce, embarrassing private details about the family and its businesses made their way into the public record. 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. 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. Well, guess what? "I'm a big boy." Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. "I'm a big boy." Snow White or Cinderella? attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. He and his brothers had a plan, he says. she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. Christopher Gardner 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. 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. Along the way, Jeff raised the ante, hiring Frank Ubhaus, a lawyer who represented Garden City card club, Bay 101's crosstown rival. 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. And it was very explicit in there that no Bumbs could have anything to do with the club. Well, George, whether you want to believe it or not I do love you and you are like a father to me." 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. For all his quirks and controlling behavior, the old man is regarded as a benefactor by most family members and some Flea Market employees who know their boss to be capable of great generosity. But Jeff says the loan dispute screwed up their moving plans. He was born on October 19, 1948 in Aberdeen, Washington but was raise in San Jose and Santa Cruz, California. 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. When Jeff and Brian were denied licenses for Bay 101, Tim (above) and brother George Jr. jumped in. "I'm a big boy." Well, guess what? 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. Almost four months later, on July 21, 1998, George Bumb Sr. appeared in the downtown offices of Berliner Cohen to have his deposition taken. 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." And then there's the stuff that never made it into headlines, like the alleged murder-for-hire plot out at the Flea Market. 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 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." 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 two, she said, never talked about what was going on while it was happening. 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. "They had to find Snow White and Cinderella," Tim Bumb says, "and that was George and I." (Tim Bumb, the school's director, says it was put there to save on rent. Tim now runs Bay 101, which he says is no easy task. 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. Snow White or Cinderella? When Werner broke the news that Jeff's brothers wouldn't write a letter on his behalf, he says Jeff became furious. 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. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" And for nearly a month, they did. 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. "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. "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." "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. Bryant, who acts as emissary for the family and its patriarch, thinks the Bumbs are a misunderstood bunch. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. And that ain't happening because I can't afford it." she said, referring to the family-run Catholic school at the Flea Market. For all his quirks and controlling behavior, the old man is regarded as a benefactor by most family members and some Flea Market employees who know their boss to be capable of great generosity. EVERY DAY THE CLUB stayed closed, the Bumbs lost more money. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. 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. Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. And for nearly a month, they did. 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 was also the kind of guy, police records reveal, who told his mother about the incidents "because he felt guilty." 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. 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. So Jeff, Brian and the remaining non-family partners backed out of Bay 101, handing everything over to Tim and George Jr. In fact, Tim and George had to agree not to collaborate with other Bumbs on any new business venture. "I don't need their help," he barked at Werner. But Jeff Bumb hasn't made a penny from the club since it opened in September 1994. attorney Frank Ubhaus asked the Bumb patriarch. You think this didn't break my heart?" He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. Before the end of the month, the Flea Market laid off Jeff's daughters Anne and Rebecca. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. 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. He also runs day-to-day operations at the family-owned Flea Market. "My wife broke the code," he says, "and I supported her." "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?" The elder Bumb may not have been feeling well, but he wasn't too sick to remember who was boss in this family. 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. 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. Initially, police filed felony charges against Matthew Bumb for having oral sex with a minor and penetrating her with his fingers. 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. But the Bumbs are hardly traditional political players. Finally, in July 1994, the state cleared Tim and George and gave them a conditional OK to let the games begin. He also disputes that such a letter was even necessary for Jeff to get licensed. A nurse was present to monitor his condition. 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. And for nearly a month, they did. He followed that with suits alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and misrepresentation. It did the unthinkable: Soon after his confession, the word started spreading in the family about what happened. I'm on the hook for $15 million. Christopher Gardner Meanwhile, Jeff and his lawyers spent 15 months trying get his father to appear at a deposition. She told police about at least seven other sexual encounters she had with her cousin after that. 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. "Hell, no," George Bumb replied. Address: 10340 Anderson Rd San Jose, CA, 95127. And Jeff himself had been playing poker since he was 12. "Could he [Jeff] do any other work on his own behalf?"

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