Overview
- Through counsel at Holland & Knight, Alberto Carvalho said prosecutors have presented no evidence that he violated federal law and urged a prompt return to his post.
- The LA Board of Education voted 7–0 on Feb. 27 to place Carvalho on paid administrative leave and named Andres Chait acting superintendent.
- FBI agents executed court‑authorized searches on Feb. 25 at Carvalho’s San Pedro home, his LAUSD headquarters office, and a Florida property, seizing electronics and documents.
- Key affidavits remain sealed as reporting links the investigation to AllHere’s failed AI chatbot contract, with grand jury subpoenas in Miami‑Dade and at least one cooperating witness, according to sources.
- LAUSD paid AllHere about $3 million before the company collapsed; founder Joanna Smith‑Griffin faces federal fraud and identity theft charges and has pleaded not guilty, and a Florida home tied to former AllHere representative Debra Kerr was searched without any charges announced.