The Daily News reports how they stole the Empire State Building in 90 minutes. The News stole the 102-story Art Deco skyscraper by drawing up a batch of bogus documents, making a fake notary stamp and filing paperwork with the city to transfer the deed to the property.
Some of the information provided: Original "King Kong" star Fay Wray is listed as a witness and the notary shared a name with bank robber Willie Sutton.
The office of the city register - doesn't require clerks to verify the information. Less than 90 minutes after the fake documents were submitted, the agency rubber-stamped the transfer.Complete story from the Daily News: It took 90 minutes for Daily News to 'steal' the Empire State Building.








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