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=== Allegations of Corruption and Connections with Organized Crime ===
Periodically ensuing corruption scandals and controversies has led to reports of high levels of corruption in Borisov's government. According to the [[Corruption Perceptions Index]], compiled by Transparency International, Borisov's government was as corrupt as previous governments, with two of his closest ministers - [[
In 2007 Boyko Borisov was accused by the magazine ''U.S. Congressional Quarterly'' (CQ) of being directly linked to the biggest mobsters in Bulgaria. CQ asserted that, "the most powerful politician in Bulgaria, Washington's newest ally in the global war on terror, is a close associate of known mobsters and linked to almost 30 unsolved murders in the Black Sea republic." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_165193915 |title=News.bg - US Report: Borisov is a Mobster |publisher=International.ibox.bg |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> According to a confidential report compiled by former top U.S. law enforcement agency officials Borisov had used his position as the Chief Secretary of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry to help organized crime bosses attack their opponents.<ref>{{cite web|author=M3 Web - http://m3web.bg |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=77632 |title=Bulgaria: Bush's Bulgarian Partner in the Terror War Has Mob History, Investigators Say - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency |publisher=Novinite.com |date=2007-03-08 |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>
On 14 January 2011, journalists from the Bulgarian weekly newspaper ''Galeria'' distributed audio records of an alleged conversation between Borisov and Customs Agency Head Vanyo Tanov. The tapes reveal that Borisov instructed customs authorities to immediately stop their investigation of "Ledenika" brewery which had been suspected of illegal activities and tax crimes.<ref>{{cite web|author=M3 Web - http://m3web.bg |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=124159 |title=Transcript from 2nd Taped Call between Bulgarian PM, Customs Head: Transcript from 2nd Taped Call between Bulgarian PM, Customs Head - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency |publisher=Novinite.com |date=2011-01-14 |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> Later those tapes were declared "manipulated" (not being able to tell if they were fake or not) by two independent examinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dnes.dir.bg/news/manipulatzia-boyko-borisov-vanyo-tanov-Podslushvaneto-na-Tanov-zapisi-7820416 |title=Експертиза: Записите с Ваньо Танов не са оригинали - Днес.dir.bg |publisher=Dnes.dir.bg |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btv.bg/story/1789847804-Vtorata_ekspertiza_potvardi_che_razgovorite_na_Tanov_sa_manipulirani.html |title=Втората експертиза потвърди, че разговорите на Танов са манипулирани - bTV Новините |publisher=Btv.bg |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> In early July, Borisov admitted that the conversation had been genuine, though tempered with, while giving an interview to Bulgarian bloggers.<ref>{{cite web|author=EurActiv.com |url=http://www.euractiv.com/justice/romania-bulgaria-set-fail-bigges-news-513887 |title=Romania, Bulgaria set to fail their biggest test |publisher=EurActiv |date=2012-07-13 |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> A March 2013 investigation by the Prosecutor General suggests that the wire-tapping was ordered by [[
====Allegations of money laundering====
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