Lausd Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and LAUSD offices searched in AI chatbot probe
Federal agents executed search warrants Wednesday morning at the San Pedro home and the downtown Los Angeles headquarters office of lausd superintendent alberto carvalho in a probe that appears tied to AllHere, a failed AI company that developed a chatbot for the school district.
Warrants served at home, district headquarters and a Florida residence
FBI teams served warrants at Carvalho’s San Pedro residence on S. Parker Street and at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, and the bureau provided an address in Florida that was also searched Wednesday morning. An FBI spokesman in Miami said agents searched a residence in Southwest Ranches, a town in Broward County, Fla., and public records show the Florida property is linked to an individual who worked with AllHere.
Lausd Superintendent Alberto Carvalho identified as focus of probe
Law enforcement sources who requested anonymity said the federal investigation specifically involves Carvalho, who has served as LAUSD superintendent since February 2022. Carvalho joined LAUSD in 2022 after leading Miami-Dade, where he was known for improving academics and for opposing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pandemic mandates.
AllHere, its founder and the withdrawn chatbot 'Ed'
The probe appears connected to AllHere, the company that built the district’s AI tool known as "Ed, " which had been withdrawn from service.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; officials have alleged she lied to investors while leading the company. Ed was an artificial intelligence tool billed by Carvalho in August 2024 as revolut unclear in the provided context.
Florida property and consultant ties
Public record databases list Debra Kerr as the owner of the Florida home searched; records also show Kerr is a salesperson whose clients included AllHere. Kerr has worked as a consultant for companies seeking contracts with school districts and has longstanding ties to Carvalho dating to his time in Miami. Court documents show Kerr has said AllHere owes her $630, 000, and public accounts note her son, Richard, is a former AllHere account executive who pitched the company to Los Angeles school leaders.
What federal and district
Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, confirmed that law enforcement was "executing a judicially approved search warrant" at Carvalho’s home and at LAUSD headquarters and also confirmed a search in Florida, declining to comment further. The FBI declined to provide additional details, citing sealed affidavits.
District they had been informed of the law enforcement activity and were cooperating with the investigation but provided no further information. The Mayor’s Office said the district is an independent body and that it had no information. Carvalho’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Agents, eyewitness accounts and the scope of the search
The raids did not involve armored vehicles or doors being busted. Neighbors and eyewitnesses counted about two dozen federal agents at the San Pedro home and said agents arrived in unmarked vehicles; agents wearing blue jackets marked "FBI" were seen carrying cardboard boxes. Observers said the teams were in and out quickly; despite reports that someone had been seen in handcuffs, officials briefed on the matter said no one was arrested and there was no indication the home was ransacked.
Multiple people familiar with the matter described the case as remaining under seal and said the investigation falls under the broad category of financial issues; it has not been described as related to immigration enforcement. The FBI and U. S. Attorney’s Office declined to offer further details while court filings remain sealed.
It is unclear in the provided context what, if any, next steps have been scheduled publicly in the investigation.
