Mystery guests were seen arriving at LA schools’ chief Alberto Carvalho’s house Monday amid an FBI probe into the LAUSD boss’ alleged fraud.
The individuals were seen at his $1.6 million family home in San Pedro and stayed for five hours, a day after a mystery delivery arrived in a whiskey box.
Two men in dark suits were seen climbing the stairs to the property, carrying black duffel bags. They were then pictured outside the front door and later in the day they left on foot.
It is unclear if Carvalho—who hasn’t been seen publicly for weeks—is staying in the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home he bought in 2022.
The visit came hours after the LAUSD board met at 10 a.m. Monday to evaluate the interim superintendent who is standing in for Carvalho.
Acting Superintendent Andres Chait acknowledged the “uncertainty” caused by Carvalho’s sudden suspension as he looked to reassure parents.
“As acting superintendent, my top priority is to keep Los Angeles Unified steady and focused on our core mission,” Chait said.
Carvalho was placed on administrative leave last week, after rifle-toting FBI agents raided his house, taking out boxes of material.
The former Miami-Dade schools chief has a $63 million property portfolio, including three homes in the Miami area.
Further raids were carried out last week at the downtown Los Angeles headquarters of the LAUSD, and the Miami home of Debra Kerr, who is tied to the alleged fraud.
The investigation involves LAUSD’s dealings with AI company AllHere, where Kerr was a former consultant.
AllHere was paid $6 million to develop a chatbot for LA schools that was never completed, according to court doccuments.
The company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was charged with fraud in 2024, just months after she joined Carvalho at an event to launch the deal.
Smith-Griffin, who was once named in the “Forbes Under 30” list for young entrepreneurs, allegedly spent $10 million of her investors’ money on her wedding and a home in North Carolina, federal prosecutors allege.
She is now negotiating a potential plea deal in a New York federal court which could see probe escalated with the unsealing of further details.
Carvalho has not been charged with anything as of Monday, and is yet to comment on the investigations into his affairs.
