Uncovering an organized identity-theft ring was the last thing Grace Varnell thought she would do when she returned to college to obtain a nursing degree.

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Last week, Women 2.0 attended the Grace Hopper Celebration in Baltimore, Maryland alongside literally thousands of women engineers, ranging from college students and academics to working professionals.

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In South Beach, Staten Island, resident Grace Johnson clenched her fists and waved her arms in the air as she ran toward a college student from Queens who had come to see the damage and stood across the street taking photos.

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