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Los Angeles Unified School District announced that superintendent Alberto Carvalho has been placed on paid leave as federal investigators examine the district’s leadership; the probe’s specifics haven’t been disclosed publicly.
The Los Angeles Unified School District board unanimously voted to place Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave while an investigation proceeds after federal agents executed court-authorized searches of his home and district offices; acting superintendent Andres Chait was named to lead the district, and the probe appears connected to the district’s AllHere AI project, though authorities have not confirmed any link to the tool amid ongoing financial strains and union pressure.
The Los Angeles Unified School District placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid leave after the FBI executed search warrants at his home and the district headquarters; authorities have not disclosed the nature of the investigation, and Carvalho has not been accused of wrongdoing. Interim chief Andres Chait will lead the district during the inquiry, which LAUSD says it is cooperating with. The case is tied, in broader context, to a Miami-area property linked to Debra Kerr, a former AllHere associate connected to a $3 million AI chatbot deal that the district later dropped, with AllHere founder Joanna Smith-Griffin later charged with securities and wire fraud.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was placed on paid leave as federal authorities investigate the district, with the FBI executing search warrants at his home and at district headquarters. Interim operations chief Andres Chait will run the district while Carvalho is away. The probe reportedly centers on a 2024 deal with AllHere, an education-technology company tied to an AI chatbot project LAUSD paid about $3 million for before ending the contract; AllHere’s founder has been indicted, and a Florida property linked to the case was searched. Carvalho has said he had no personal involvement in selecting AllHere, and LAUSD says it is cooperating with investigators.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was placed on indefinite administrative leave after FBI raids tied to a federal probe into AllHere, the defunct AI chatbot project the district rolled out in 2024. Acting superintendent Andres Chait was named to fill the role; Carvalho is not charged, but sources describe him as a target of the investigation. The probe also involves Debra Kerr, an associate linked to AllHere, who has not been charged. The board moved quickly, left room for Carvalho’s return, and the district continues to navigate fallout from the bot project amid broader school-reform efforts.
LA Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s job is in limbo after FBI searches of his home and district office as part of a secret criminal probe tied to the now-defunct AllHere startup. The school board met in an emergency session and did not decide Carvalho’s fate, planning to reconvene as investigators press on; the case also involves a consultant linked to AllHere, and comes amid ongoing governance and policy concerns despite the district’s post-pandemic gains.
Federal agents raided LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and district office and Debra Kerr’s home as part of a widening FBI probe into the AllHere-built Ed AI chatbot deal, a project that collapsed into bankruptcy. Kerr claims AllHere owes her $630,000, and while AllHere’s founder has been indicted, Carvalho and Kerr have not been charged. The district says it was not financially harmed, though the contract’s finances and bidding process are under scrutiny as the investigation centers on the failed deal and related financial issues.
The FBI is conducting court‑authorized raids on Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home and office; authorities have offered no comment and the affidavits remain sealed, with the exact nature of the investigation undisclosed. The timing coincides with LAUSD's recent bond approvals, layoffs, and a Prop 28 funding lawsuit against the district, which it has denied.
Federal agents executed a court-authorized search at LAUSD’s downtown headquarters and at Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home; the Justice Department has not disclosed the reason for the investigation, and the district says it is cooperating while the underlying affidavit remains sealed. There is no confirmed link to prior disputes with the Trump administration, and officials provided limited details as the inquiry proceeds.
Federal agents searched the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and the office of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho under a court-authorized, sealed warrant as part of an ongoing investigation; authorities also searched a Broward County, Florida residence linked to Carvalho. The district said it is cooperating and has no further details at this time.
FBI agents searched Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home in San Pedro and the district’s headquarters as part of an investigation linked to the now-defunct AI company AllHere that LAUSD once used for its Ed chatbot; officials have released no targets or charges. Carvalho, who previously led Miami-Dade schools and is known for both reform efforts and AI-related controversies, faces scrutiny tied to the Ed project (which was unplugged after cash and performance concerns) and broader district challenges, including civil-rights litigation over desegregation policies.
Federal agents searched LA Unified School District headquarters and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home under a court‑authorized warrant, with a related Florida property also searched; officials offered few details and the DOJ has not commented. LAUSD says it’s cooperating as the probe unfolds. The case follows prior district inquiries into contracts and programs, including a controversial AI initiative and several lawsuits alleging funding misuse and constitutional concerns about resource allocation.
Federal agents executed search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home as part of an ongoing white-collar investigation; the case is sealed and not related to immigration, with the district cooperating and providing no further details at this time.
The FBI executed search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home as part of a police investigation, highlighting a federal probe into district affairs.
Federal agents executed search warrants at Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and district headquarters, with a related search at a Miami property, as part of a federal investigation the FBI did not detail; authorities did not comment, and the report notes Carvalho’s prior Miami-Dade scrutiny over donations to a foundation he oversees.