"The FBI has not accused Carvalho of wrongdoing but well-placed sources told The Times that Carvalho is a target of an investigation into AllHere, a defunct company that designed an all-purpose chatbot for the nation's second-largest school system. The chatbot was unveiled in March 2024 and quietly withdrawn from limited service within three months - at just about the time that AllHere collapsed financially."
"In November of that year, company founder and chief executive Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with defrauding investors. She has pleaded not guilty. The length of Carvalho's leave was not set in a statement released by the board."
"With signs pointing toward an investigation of Carvalho, the school board decided to act quickly. Barring an out-of-hand emergency, calling a board meeting requires 24 hours' notice, and the board provided that notice on Wednesday - within hours of the FBI raids."
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was placed on indefinite administrative leave after FBI agents raided his home and office in connection with an undisclosed criminal investigation. Andres Chait, the district's chief of school operations, was named acting superintendent. The investigation centers on AllHere, a company that developed a chatbot for LAUSD, which launched in March 2024 and was withdrawn within three months as the company collapsed financially. AllHere founder Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with investor fraud in November and pleaded not guilty. The school board convened an emergency meeting within hours of the FBI raids to address the situation. Carvalho has not been accused of wrongdoing and has made no public statement.
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