Halfway through his teen years he met Meyer Lansky, with whom he formed the Bug & Meyer Mob, a gang that dealt in gambling and car theft. The gang became involved in bootlegging in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia. The Bug & Meyer Mob teamed up with Albert Anastasia and Lucky Luciano in a gang led by Joe "The Boss" Masseria, in 1930. Luciano allegedly used Siegel to kill Joe Masseria, a move that ended that Castellammarese War for power of the New York mob, in 1931. Siegel continued to carry out murders for Luciano and by 1937 there were a number of contracts out on Bugsy, because he had angered several bosses. Incidentally, Siegel loathed his nickname, Bugsy, which derived from his violent temper: some who dared to call him by his nickname to his face, reportedly, did not live to repeat the address.
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