Sentence:  Among his gangland buddies , he said , <WSD>were</WSD> Joseph [ Joey ] Glimco , a mob labor racketeer , and four gang gambling chiefs , Gus [ Slim ] Alex , Ralph Pierce , Joe [ Caesar ] DiVarco , and Jimmy [ Monk ] Allegretti . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere