Los Angeles school superintendent denies wrongdoing and asks for his job back during federal probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, released a statement on Wednesday denying any wrongdoing and asking to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district.

The FBI served search warrants on Feb. 25 at Alberto Carvalho’s home and the LA Unified School District’s headquarters. Two days later, the district’s Board of Education voted unanimously to place him on leave pending the outcome of the probe.