Federal agents served search warrants Wednesday morning at the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the San Pedro home of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, confirming an ongoing federal investigation.
The action sent immediate shockwaves through the Los Angeles education community because the FBI has not disclosed reasons for the search warrants, and the underlying court affidavits are sealed, leaving officials and the public guessing about the nature of the probe.
According to authorities, FBI agents also searched a third property in Southwest Ranches, Florida, in what the bureau said is part of the same matter. The Los Angeles Unified School District, which educates more than 500,000 students as the nation’s second-largest public school system, said in a statement it is cooperating with investigators but provided no further detail…