 The Bugs and Meyer mob acted as a predecessor to Murder, Inc.

Lansky and his friends organized a protective society in order to defend against the Italian and Irish gangs.Lansky and his younger brother Jacob, were joined by Meyer "Mike" Wassell, Samuel "Red" Levine, Irving "Tabbo" Sandler, Joseph "Doc" Stacher, and several others.Some accounts are varied about Lansky meeting Siegel