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A New York-based ID-theft ring stole more than $700,000 from banks by impersonating real account holders and making fraudulent withdrawals in 10 states, the Manhattan DA’s Office said Thursday.

Prosecutors said the group flew “soldiers” to different locales, where they entered banks, including Chase, Wells Fargo and Capital One branches, and posed as legitimate customers to make withdrawals.

Eleven people were indicted in the lucrative ID-theft scam, and now face larceny and fraud raps.

Ringleaders Chester Taylor, 30, and Daniel Persaud, 27, orchestrated the trips and netted between $2,000 and $100,000 each time, the DA said.

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