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Exclusive | LAUSD chief Alberto Carvalho accused of hiding his tracks before resignation, secret letter reveals

Nypost · · 979 words · By Ben Chapman
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LAUSD chief Alberto Carvalho accused of hiding his tracks before resignation, secret letter reveals See more of our coverage in your search results.

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LAUSD chief Alberto Carvalho accused of hiding his tracks before resignation, secret letter reveals See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google Disgraced Los Angeles superintendent Alberto Carvalho allegedly went to extraordinary lengths to hide his activities — including ripping out a GPS tracker from his district-issued SUV and getting Telegram unblocked on his…

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The revelations are among a string of explosive allegations laid out by the Los Angeles Unified School District board as it moved to fire Carvalho or force his resignation following the FBI’s February raids on his home and office.

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Claim 1: “He also allegedly directed his district-paid driver to handle personal errands, including taking his wife to LAX and driving Carvalho and a female district employee to restaurants and other social outings.”
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The specific detail about the driver taking his wife to LAX and driving a female employee to social outings is only found in one specific 'Exclusive' report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The year 2026 in California involved the following events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles County, California. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Unified_School_Dis…
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Claim 2: “Carvalho was placed on leave two days after the feds searched his properties. He resigned from his post in June.”
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Claim 3: “The veteran schools boss failed to report at least $107,000 he was paid for coaching the superintendent of Denver Public Schools.”
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Claim 4: “FBI agents in February searched Carvalho’s San Pedro residence, LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and the Miami home of Debra Kerr”
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Claim 5: “Carvalho allegedly had staff unblock Telegram on his LAUSD computer”
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Multiple sources report the allegation that Carvalho had staff unblock Telegram on his LAUSD computer.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Unified School Board planned to vote on firing former Superintendent Alberto Carvalho before he abruptly resigned in June, accusing him of “unprofessional conduct” and “unsatisfactory …
https://www.wlrn.org/education/2026-08-06/newly-released-let…
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web search NEUTRAL — Disgraced Los Angeles superintendent Alberto Carvalho allegedly went to extraordinary lengths to hide his activities — including ripping out a GPS tracker from his district-issued SUV and getting Tele…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/sneaky-ways-disgraced-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles schools chief Alberto Carvalho allegedly took unusual steps to keep his movements and communications out of view, including removing a GPS tracker from his district-issued SUV and having T…
https://internewscast.com/news/us/how-lausd-superintendent-a…
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Claim 6: “a separate unfiltered network was installed in your office”
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The mention of a separate unfiltered network being installed in his office appears in only one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and his wife head to a supermarket near their house on Friday, May 8, 2026. This is the first time Carvalho has been pictured since an accusation.“As a result, a …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/sneaky-ways-disgraced-…
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Claim 7: “The LAUSD board on June 24 replaced Carvalho with Andres Chait.”
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Claim 8: “Carvalho allegedly ordered staff to remove the GPS device from his district vehicle”
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Multiple independent reports state that Carvalho allegedly ordered staff to remove the GPS device from his district vehicle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 45th News and Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), to honor the best in American news and documentary programming in 2023. The wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Negalora: Íntimo (English: Negalora: Intimate) is the second live album by the Brazilian recording artist Claudia Leitte, released on August 29, 2012. The album was recorded during a benefit concert p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pedra da Mina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɛdɾɐ dɐ ˈmĩnɐ]) is the fourth highest mountain in Brazil, located in the Serra Fina section of the Mantiqueira Mountains, one of the country's most importan…
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Claim 9: “The now-defunct artificial intelligence company developed a chatbot for the district that collapsed just weeks after its release.”
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Claim 10: “Carvalho received “gifts from contractors and lobbyists beyond the limits permitted by law,””
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The claim that Carvalho received gifts from contractors and lobbyists beyond legal limits is reported by the New York Post and other web sources citing the letter.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Carvalho received “gifts from contractors and lobbyists beyond the limits permitted by law,” the letter states
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/alberto-carvalho-accep…
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Claim 11: “Marrero “ended his formal coaching relationship” with Carvalho in February”
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Claim 12: “Carvalho served as LAUSD superintendent for more than four years.”
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Claim 13: “The June 8 letter accused the former $440,000-a-year superintendent of unprofessional conduct, poor performance and violating state law or district rules”
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Multiple sources confirm a June 8 letter from Board President Scott Schmerelson accused Carvalho of unprofessional conduct, poor performance, and violating state law/district rules.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese football coach and former player who is assistant head coach of the Portugal nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Carvalho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto M. Carvalho MedM (born 1965) is a Portuguese-American educator and the former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2022 to 2026. He served as superintendent of Miami-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_M._Carvalho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrés E. Chait is an American educator and academic administrator, who has served as the Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District since June 24, 2026. He previously served in the rol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrés_Chait
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Claim 14: “Carvalho drew the hefty sum beginning in mid-2022... charging the DPS at least $107,000 in invoices he submitted between November 2022 and January of this year.”
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Claim 15: “Carvalho also sought unrestricted access to the internet for his office, in violation of policy”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (Wikipedia entries for the name 'Alberto' and Samsung app blocking tutorials).
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web search NEUTRAL — Alberto Mendoza (born June 6, 2006) is an American college football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Mendoza
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web search NEUTRAL — Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some part…
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Claim 16: “In July he placed his Palos Verdes home up for sale, asking $1,899,000 for the 2,000-square-foot house”
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Claim 17: “AllHere’s payment for a 2023 trip to the White House taken by Carvalho was identified as an undisclosed financial benefit”
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Claim 18: “the FBI’s February raids on his home and office”
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Three separate reports from the New York Post confirm that FBI agents raided Carvalho's home and office in February.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto M. Carvalho MedM (born 1965) is a Portuguese-American educator and the former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2022 to 2026. He served as superintendent of Miami-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_M._Carvalho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ed was a chatbot co-developed by the Los Angeles Unified School District and AllHere Education. Described as a learning acceleration platform, it was the first personal assistant for students in the U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
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Claim 19: “Alberto Carvalho allegedly went to extraordinary lengths to hide his activities — including ripping out a GPS tracker from his district-issued SUV and getting Telegram unblocked on his work computer”
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Multiple independent web sources report that Carvalho allegedly removed a GPS tracker from his SUV and had Telegram unblocked on his work computer.
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Claim 20: “Schmerelson’s letter charged Carvalho with taking unreported gifts, outside income and donor-funded travel.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Scott Schmerelson's letter accused Carvalho of taking unreported gifts, outside income, and donor-funded travel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Previously reported aspects of Schmerelson's letter charged Carvalho with taking unreported gifts, outside income and donor-funded travel.In addition, Carvalho received "gifts from contractors and lob…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/lausd-chief-alb…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the letter dated June 8, Board President Scott Schmerelson outlined a series of allegations, accusing Carvalho of failing to disclose outside income from his consulting work and gifts.
https://www.wlrn.org/education/2026-08-06/newly-released-let…
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web search NEUTRAL — It also accused Carvalho of accepting gifts from contractors and lobbyists beyond legal limits, failing to report outside income, and taking donor-funded travel that never appeared on the required sta…
https://discernreport.com/corrupt-lausd-chief-alberto-carval…
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Claim 21: “The company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was charged with fraud in 2024.”
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