A serious flaw in the system for recording property transactions in New York allowed a newspaper reporter to 'steal' the Empire State Building with a fake deed. The reporter used a notary seal with the name of a famous bank robber Willie Sutton and listed King Kong actress Fay Wray as a witness in his undercover investigation.
Don't worry. He gave it back.
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