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The rise of the Notorious Crime Family gang 
TRUE CRIME
The fearsome Notorious Crime Family – aka NCF – has grown in power since its inception in 2019 and has become a player in Melbourne and Victoria’s criminal underworld. This is what we know about them.
Allegedly established by convicted murderer George Marrogi from his high-security Barwon Prison cell, the NCF has quickly amassed members and associates with serious organised crime links.
Prison roots
NCF has strongholds in both the state prison system and Melbourne, particularly the northern suburbs. It has ties to outlaw motorcycle gangs, with members linked to high-level drug trafficking, standover rackets, shootings and assaults.
Underworld sources say NCF is also closely linked to well-known Sydney outfits Assyrian Kings and Last Hour.
Marrogi has emerged as a powerful figure inside prison following his arrest and conviction over the 2016 shooting of Kadir Ors.
Marrogi has been able to recruit prisoners and other members to NCF from inside Barwon’s top-security Acacia Unit. Among the gang’s most high-profile members on the outside is drug trafficker Jimmey Barkho.
Building strength
Barkho is highly connected to Middle Eastern organised crime figures in both Victoria and Sydney. He was previously described by police as a “prolific drug dealer”.
In his most recent run-in with the law in February, Barkho was sprung with a stash of methamphetamine and $1700 in his Louis Vuitton bag.
NCF is described as a “patriotically Assyrian” criminal network, with members proudly tattooed with the gang symbol.
Gang Identity
Members on the outside are big on status symbols, often pictured wearing luxury clothing labels and driving expensive cars.
The Marrogi family is also tied to fashion label The NCF Company, which stands for Nurturing Christian Families, and sells hoodies emblazoned with NCF and Assyrian logos.
The fashion label has been promoted by Jesse Marrogi, the younger brother of George Marrogi, and his girlfriend Sabrine Maghnie. According to its website, the label donates its profits to needy Assyrian families.
Words: Aneeka Simmons, Anthony Dowsley and Mark Buttler.Producer: Andrew Piva																											

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