The FBI raided Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and office on Wednesday.
Video footage showed agents entering and exiting Carvalho’s residence in San Pedro and his office on the 28th floor of the district’s headquarters. Limited details have been released about the reason for the searches, and authorities have not confirmed whether anything was seized at either location.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed the authorized search of Carvalho’s home and office to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The search was approved by a court-authorized warrant, however, it has been placed under seal. The DOJ did not comment further on the investigation.
The LAUSD did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
The raid comes just days after the LAUSD board approved an additional $250 million in bonds on top of their existing $500 million to fund sexual misconduct payouts, according to the Los Angeles Times.
At the time of the approval, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho stated the extra funds were needed “to satisfy sex and molestation cases that have been brought against the district, in many instances, reflecting cases that go back decades, that the district is not willing — not able — to successfully defend,” the outlet reported.
“So, these multi, multimillion-dollar judgments against the district need to be satisfied, and without the judgment-obligation bonds, we would have to use general fund as cash to satisfy them,” Carvalho added.
The cases stem from Assembly Bill 218, which allowed adults to file lawsuits over childhood sexual assault dating as far back as the 1940s. With thousands of claims filed against various entities in the city, some legislators are reportedly looking to amend AB 218, arguing it is pushing local governments toward the edge of bankruptcy.
In addition to the millions in additional funds, the DOJ joined a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Saturday, accusing the district of illegally sorting students by race to determine funding and school admissions.
Carvalho has served as LAUSD superintendent since February 2022 and was reappointed by the school board last year.
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