In June, 2007, Nara Newspaper reported a suspicion that 'Haruo YOSHINO would have forced the former mayor, Nobuharu ENOKI into resigning his office through people relating to gangster organizations.'
2007年6月、奈良新聞が「吉野晴夫が暴力団関係者を通じて榎信晴・前市長に辞職を強要した」疑惑を報じた。