FBI Executes Raids at LAUSD Headquarters and Alberto Carvalho’s San Pedro Home Tied to AllHere AI Probe
Federal agents executed judicially approved search warrants at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the San Pedro residence of superintendent alberto carvalho on Wednesday morning, part of an investigation tied to an AI chatbot project for the district. The activity matters now because searches also reached a Florida property and sealed court filings have limited public information about the scope and focus of the probe.
Search at Alberto Carvalho's San Pedro Home
About two dozen federal agents wearing blue jackets marked "FBI" were seen entering the San Pedro home on S. Parker Street carrying cardboard boxes, then leaving after a rapid operation. Neighbors counted more than 20 agents in unmarked vehicles; eyewitnesses noted reporters and photographers were kept across the street. Law enforcement did not use armored vehicles or battering rams, and there were no arrests despite reports that someone had been seen in handcuffs. Officials later confirmed no one was taken into custody and there was no indication the home had been ransacked.
Searches at LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles
Agents also served a search warrant at LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, where the district had been informed of law enforcement activity and was cooperating. The U. S. Attorney’s office confirmed execution of a judicially approved search warrant at the school district building but declined to provide further comment on the motive for the search. The bureau confirmed two warrants were served Wednesday morning; both warrants and related affidavits remain under seal.
Florida residence in Southwest Ranches tied to AllHere
Investigators searched a residence in Southwest Ranches in Broward County, Florida, after the bureau provided that address as part of the operation. Public records show the Florida property is listed to Debra Kerr, a consultant and salesperson whose clients included the AI company AllHere. Kerr has long professional ties to Carvalho dating back to his tenure in Miami, and she has claimed in court documents that AllHere owes her $630, 000 for unpaid commissions. Attempts to reach Kerr were unsuccessful; officials did not identify her as a target in the sealed probe.
AllHere, the "Ed" chatbot and prior fraud charges
The inquiry appears connected to AllHere, the failed AI company that developed an LAUSD chatbot known as "Ed. " The company's founder was charged in 2024 with securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and "Ed" was withdrawn from service by the time those charges were filed. Public records and filings show Joanna Smith-Griffin, the founder and former chief executive of AllHere, was accused of lying to investors. The record also notes that Ed was promoted by district leadership in August 2024 in a manner that is unclear in the provided context.
Officials, characterization of the case and named confirmations
Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, confirmed that law enforcement was executing judicially approved search warrants at Carvalho’s home and at LAUSD headquarters and that a search in Florida had also been carried out; he declined further comment. Investigators have characterized the matter as white-collar and likely a financial crime rather than an immigration enforcement action. The FBI declined to provide additional details, citing sealed affidavits that limit public disclosure.
Connections to Miami and other personnel named in records
Carvalho, who has served as LAUSD superintendent since February 2022 after a long tenure leading Miami-Dade schools, was noted in records as a prominent education leader who had previously clashed with Florida officials over pandemic policies. Public filings link Kerr’s son, Richard, as a former AllHere account executive who pitched the company to Los Angeles school leaders. Records further indicate the Florida-based AI firm had a substantial contract relationship with LAUSD; the exact dollar value of that contract is unclear in the provided context.
What makes this notable is that investigators executed coordinated searches at three geographically distant properties while operating under sealed court papers, a sequence that both narrows and complicates what is known: sealed affidavits have constrained public explanations, yet the geographic reach and named individuals point to an inquiry centered on financial dealings tied to an educational technology rollout.
Los Angeles city officials noted that LAUSD is an independent body not governed by the Mayor’s Office, and the Mayor’s Office said it did not have information on the matter. Carvalho’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. District they were cooperating with the investigation as federal agents completed the searches.
