Diego Rodriguez Named Special Agent in Charge of Dallas Division

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Director Robert S. Mueller, III hasnamed Diego Rodriguez special agent in charge (SAC) of the FBI’s DallasDivision. Mr. Rodriguez most recently served as SAC of the Criminal Division inNew York.
Mr. Rodriguez began his career as aspecial agent with the FBI in May 1990. He first reported to the New YorkDivision, where he was a member of the SWAT team and Organized Crime DrugEnforcement Task Force (OCDETF). OCDETF was a combined effort with the New YorkCity Police Department that was responsible for investigations involving SouthAmerican and Mexican drug trafficking/money laundering organizations.
In August 1997, he was transferred tothe San Juan Division. Mr. Rodriguez was a SWAT team member and was alsoassigned to a drug/money laundering task force with the Police of Puerto Ricotargeting corrupt Caribbean and South American organizations.
He was promoted to supervisory specialagent in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in January1999 and detailed to the Special Operations Division.
In February 2001, Mr. Rodrigueztransferred to the Miami Division, where he supervised the High Intensity DrugTrafficking Area Squad. In November 2002, he supervised the FBI’s first JointTerrorism Task Force in the West Palm Beach Resident Agency.
Mr. Rodriguez returned to FBIHeadquarters in June 2003 as chief of the Field Oversight Unit in theDirectorate of Intelligence. In this role, he was responsible for FieldIntelligence Groups in the 56 field offices. In April 2006, he was promoted toassistant special agent in charge in the Washington Field Office, where hemanaged the criminal, counterterrorism, and intelligence programs. Mr.Rodriguez was then promoted to section chief of the Domain and Collection ManagementSection in the Directorate of Intelligence at FBI Headquarters.
In June 2010, Mr. Rodriguez was namedSAC of the Criminal Division in the FBI’s New York Division. As an SAC in NewYork, he oversaw major complex financial crime and insider trading investigations,numerous public corruption arrests, violent gang round-ups, and the largest LaCosa Nostra takedown in FBI history.
Mr. Rodriguez received his Bachelor ofScience degree from St. John’s University in 1988. Prior to his employment withthe FBI, he was a school teacher for the New York City Board of Education.
Mr. Rodriguez and his wife have fourdaughters.