Robert Rebhan

Infobox Person
name = Robert Rebhan


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birth_date = birth date and age|1945|12|22
birth_place = Staten Island, New York
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occupation = Financial Crimes Expert, Consumer Advocate
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Robert J. Rebhan is an internationally renowned expert and speaker on financial crimes. He is known for his strong advocacy of consumer protection and privacy issues, particularly in the state of California, having worked with the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council, the California Employment Development Department and the San Fernando Valley Employer Advisory Council. His work has helped establish precedent setting partnerships between the financial sector and law enforcement, and his collaborative efforts with city, state and federal entities have given consumers the necessary tools to prevent identity theft.

Rebhan served 22 years with the Los Angeles Police Department and became both a Detective and Sergeant, operating in S.W.A.T., Narcotics, Robbery, Homicide and Vice in the Hollywood Division.

While still serving with the LAPD, he was chosen by the American Express Company to direct a fraud prevention program for the western region of the United States, eventually expanding training to Europe and Latin America.

Rebhan is the Founder of the Institute for the Prevention of Financial Crimes (IPFC), an organization assisted by a council of experts in various fraud-related fields and dedicated to raising public awareness about fraud avoidance procedures.

References

• Krajicek, David J. (1999). "Scooped!", pp. 172, ISBN 0231102933 [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0231102933]

• O'Reilly, Jane "Combat at Hollywood and Vine", "Time Magazine", August 24, 1981 [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949368,00.html?iid=chix-sphere]

External links

• Interview on radio show "Privacy Piracy" [http://www.kuci.org/privacypiracy/2007Archive.html#07_18_07]

• Article in "Trinidad Guardian" [http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-10-12/bussguardian15.html]

• Article in "TechWatch Caribbean" [http://www.techwatchcaribbean.com/archives/2005_09_01_archives.html]

• Article in "Screen Actor" magazine [http://www.sag.org/node/497]

• Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit 2008 (Keynote Speaker) [http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/iam2/WebPages/SessionList.aspx?Speaker=717]

• ID & Access Management Summit 2008, Australia (Keynote Speaker & Workshop Leader) [http://www.acevents.com.au/idm2008/]

• Official website Robert J. Rebhan [http://www.robertrebhan.com]

• Official website IPFC [http://www.ipfc.us]

Interesting Facts

• Rebhan teamed with computer hacker turned security consultant, Kevin Mitnick, in a joint keynote presentation to the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Commerce on how to mitigate the risk of hacking, social engineering and electronic scams & schemes. [http://www.chamber.org.tt/pics/Presentations/Mitnick.pdf]