Mark Roggeman has
been researching cult groups
for over thirty years by
studying them and also by
infiltrating several cult
groups. He has assisted
families with information
and help with exit
counseling of their loved
ones. He was involved
extensively with
investigations of the
Concerned Christians group,
which was based in Denver
and believed the world was
to end in 2000 in Israel; he
assisted law enforcement
with the deportation of some
of the members. Mark also
has been a member of the
Denver Police Department for
39 years and has educated
law enforcement on how to
deal with destructive
cults. He was a presenter
at the National Gang Crime
Research Center annual
conference held in Chicago
on two occasions, addressing
the issue of cults and
gangs. He also served as a
member of the board of
directors of the "original"
Cult Awareness Network
during the early eighties
and was a founding member of
the Denver Affiliate. He was
a contributing author to the
book, Cults and
Consequences, edited by
Rachael Andres, James R.
Lane, and published by the
Jewish Federation, 1988.