How the mafia helped Ronald Reagan get to the White House. A shocking documentary reveals mob connections that catapulted him to the presidency and how a probe was thwarted at the highest of levels. This is mob and Mafia news. Archer Davis reporting. A shocking documentary screened by Mail Online exposed the chilling connections between the Mafia, one of Hollywood's most powerful entertainment companies, and its head honcho, Lou Wasserman, as well as President Ronald Reagan and his Justice Department