Director Christopher Wray has named R. Joseph Rothrock as the special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Office.

Washington, D.C. FBI National Press Office : Mr. Rothrock entered on duty as an FBI special agent in 2006, assigned to the San Diego Field Office, Imperial County Resident Agency. During this assignment, he investigated transnational organized crime, violent crime, public corruption, and counterterrorism matters.

In 2012, Mr. Rothrock was promoted to supervisory special agent (SSA) and assigned to the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) at FBI Headquarters. Mr. Rothrock returned to San Diego in 2014 as an SSA working domestic and international violent crime, as well as crimes against children and victim services programs.

Mr. Rothrock was named assistant section chief for CID in 2019. He was later promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Criminal Branch at the Pittsburgh Field Office. In 2022, Mr. Rothrock returned to CID once more, this time as a section chief. Mr. Rothrock has been serving as the deputy assistant director of the Counterintelligence Division since 2023.

Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Rothrock began his law enforcement career in 2001 as a police officer in Florissant, MO. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in information technology and a master’s degree in business administration from Lindenwood University.