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LAUSD Weighs Acting Leader’s Role as Sources Link FBI Inquiry to Failed AI Deal

Sources tie the sealed probe to the district’s scrapped AllHere chatbot project, with related subpoenas in Miami-Dade.

Overview

  • Acting Superintendent Andres Chait opened a special LAUSD board meeting and pledged continuity in safety, operations and instruction.
  • The board moved into a closed session listed as a superintendent evaluation and broad labor negotiations, and an official said the evaluation pertains to Chait.
  • Board members had unanimously placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave last week and named Chait acting superintendent.
  • The Los Angeles Times, citing sources, reports the investigation traces to New York prosecutors examining AllHere and includes grand jury subpoenas in Miami-Dade, with no targets publicly identified.
  • FBI searches included Carvalho’s San Pedro home, LAUSD headquarters and a Florida residence tied to an AllHere salesperson, and authorities have not announced any arrests or allegations of wrongdoing.