FBI Raids LAUSD Headquarters, Superintendent Carvalho’s San Pedro Home and Florida Property

The FBI descended on the nation’s second-largest school district today, executing search warrants at Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, the San Pedro home of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, and a property in Southwest Ranches, Florida, linked to Carvalho. 

Federal authorities confirmed the raids this morning as part of an ongoing investigation into potential financial misconduct at LAUSD. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesperson Ciaran McEvoy and the FBI stated agents were serving court-authorized search warrants at both locations, with affidavits sealed by court order. No arrests have been announced, and the precise scope remains under wraps — but sources familiar with the probe told ABC7 the allegations are non-violent in nature and “white collar.”

FBI Raids LAUSD. Yes, That LAUSD.

The feds just showed up at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters — and at Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home — in a federal investigation into potential financial misconduct. When the FBI is knocking, it’s not for a parent-teacher… pic.twitter.com/SCQl6XejaF

— Herb W Morgan (@Herb4Controller) February 25, 2026

Republican candidate for California State Controller Herb W. Morgan covered the story on X, writing: “FBI Raids LAUSD. Yes, That LAUSD. The feds just showed up at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters — and at Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home — in a federal investigation into potential financial misconduct. When the FBI is knocking, it’s not for a parent-teacher conference.””

Morgan continued, zeroing in on the district’s chronic red flags:

“We’re talking about the second-largest school district in the nation allegedly playing fast and loose with billions in taxpayer dollars. Inflated attendance numbers to pull in more state funding? Questions about arts and music funds? That’s not ‘creative accounting.’ That’s a problem.

And it gets worse. LAUSD is reportedly borrowing $250 million to help settle more than $1 billion in childhood sexual abuse claims involving staff. Critics say there were systemic cover-ups and quiet reassignments instead of consequences. If true, that’s not just mismanagement — that’s moral failure.”

Morgan then delivered a blistering indictment of the complete failure of oversight:

“Meanwhile, where was the oversight?

Where was the accountability?

Where was the State Controller while all this was happening?

California taxpayers deserve more than excuses and IOUs. We deserve leadership that actually tracks the money, audits the books, and refers fraud for prosecution — not leadership that shrugs while the house is on fire.

When the FBI has to step in, the system has already failed.

It’s time for new leadership in California.”

Carvalho, who has led LAUSD since February 2022 with a base salary of $440,000 plus lavish perks (including a car and driver, private security, and a $1.5 million life insurance policy), has presided over a district drowning in scandal and waste.

LAUSD’s budget crisis has deepened dramatically: student attendance has plummeted nearly 40 percent in recent years amid chronic absenteeism and post-pandemic flight, yet spending continues to soar on bureaucracy, lavish construction projects, and administrative excess.

Just yesterday, LAUSD quietly approved borrowing another $250 million in “judgment obligation bonds” to settle sexual misconduct claims — on top of $500 million authorized last year — for a total taxpayer cost exceeding $1 billion with interest. Superintendent Carvalho himself admitted the district is “exhausting funds available to us to satisfy sex and molestation cases.”

The raids come amid persistent questions about inflated attendance reporting (used to maximize state funding), potential misuse of Proposition 28 arts and music dollars, and the district’s handling of decades of sexual abuse allegations involving employees — including claims of systemic cover-ups and reassignments rather than accountability.

While details remain sealed, one thing is crystal clear: the FBI wouldn’t be raiding the 24th floor of LAUSD headquarters and a superintendent’s residence if everything was above board.