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Report: N.Y. AllHere Referral Triggered FBI Searches as LAUSD Installs Acting Leader

Federal authorities have not named a target or brought charges in the Carvalho matter.

Overview

  • Los Angeles Unified’s board voted 7–0 to place Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid, indefinite leave and appointed longtime administrator Andres Chait as acting superintendent.
  • The Los Angeles Times reported that the FBI searches of Carvalho’s San Pedro home and his LAUSD office stemmed from a referral by New York prosecutors working the AllHere fraud case.
  • Agents also searched a Florida residence tied to Debra Kerr, a salesperson linked to AllHere with longstanding professional ties to Carvalho, according to the Times.
  • Sources cited by the Times said grand jury subpoenas in Miami-Dade seek records from the school district’s inspector general and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, which Carvalho oversaw there.
  • Chait pledged operational continuity as the board held multiple closed-door sessions, drawing criticism from parents and activists over limited transparency.