FBI Executes Search Warrants at Alberto Carvalho’s Home and LAUSD Office in Probe Linked to AI Chatbot
Federal agents executed judicially approved search warrants at the San Pedro home and the downtown Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters office of alberto carvalho on Wednesday morning, actions tied to an investigation that appears focused on an AI chatbot project. The searches and a related Florida search matter because they involve a high-profile superintendent and a failed AI company that once supplied a chatbot to the nation’s second-largest school district.
Alberto Carvalho's San Pedro Home
About two dozen federal agents wearing blue jackets marked "FBI" entered the residence on S. Parker Street in San Pedro, carried cardboard boxes out and left quickly. Neighbors counted more than 20 agents in unmarked vehicles parked nearby; eyewitnesses saw agents wearing raid jackets but there were no armored vehicles or doors busted. Despite some reports of seeing someone in handcuffs, no arrests were made and there was no indication agents ransacked the home. What makes this notable is the public visibility of a swift, narrowly executed search at the personal residence of a sitting superintendent.
LAUSD Headquarters Search in Downtown Los Angeles
Federal agents also served a judicially approved warrant at LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and at the superintendent’s office. The U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California confirmed that law enforcement executed a search warrant at those locations but declined further comment because the affidavits are sealed. District they had been informed of the law enforcement activity and that the district is cooperating with the investigation.
Florida Search at Southwest Ranches and Debra Kerr Property
Agents searched a residence in Southwest Ranches, a town in Broward County, Florida; an FBI spokesman in Miami confirmed that action. Public records link that Florida property to Debra Kerr, a salesperson and consultant whose clients have included AllHere. Property records show Kerr as the owner. Kerr has claimed in court documents that AllHere owes her $630, 000, and she has said the company never paid a commission owed for work closing the Los Angeles deal. The Miami connection expands the probe beyond California and ties the searches to individuals who worked with the AI company.
AllHere, 'Ed' Chatbot and Joanna Smith-Griffin
Federal activity appears tied to AllHere, the failed AI company that developed an LAUSD chatbot known as "Ed, " which had been withdrawn from service. Joanna Smith-Griffin, the founder and former chief executive of AllHere, was arrested in 2024 and charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. By the time of her arrest, the envisioned LAUSD chatbot had been unplugged. Ed was an artificial intelligence tool billed by Carvalho in August 2024 as revolut—unclear in the provided context.
U. S. Attorney's Office, Investigative Scope and Official Reactions
Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, confirmed the execution of judicially approved search warrants at the superintendent’s home and LAUSD headquarters and also confirmed a search in Florida, declining additional details. Federal officials have not disclosed the nature of the investigation; affidavits remain sealed, limiting what investigators can say publicly. Multiple people familiar with the matter described the case as a white-collar matter likely involving financial issues rather than immigration or violent crime.
Officials in the Mayor’s Office noted that LAUSD is an independent body and that the city had no information about the investigation. Carvalho’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The probes come as Carvalho has served as LAUSD superintendent since February 2022, after moving from Miami-Dade where he had led the district for well over a decade and gained national attention for academic improvements and for defying state pandemic mandates.
The investigation also touches on other people tied to AllHere: Kerr’s son, Richard, is a former AllHere account executive who said he pitched the company to Los Angeles school leaders. Federal officials declined to identify any target beyond confirming that the focus—based on people familiar with the probe—appears to be the superintendent rather than the district as an institution.
Because the affidavits are sealed, federal authorities have limited ability to disclose evidence or allegations, which in turn has constrained public explanation of the raids. The sealed status directly led federal spokespeople to limit comments and leaves key factual questions—such as the precise allegations and materials taken—unclear in the provided context.
Investigators executed two sealed search warrants on Wednesday morning and conducted a related search in Florida; officials have said only that they are cooperating with the probe and will not elaborate while the court filings remain under seal.
