LA schools superintendent resigns after FBI raids and months on paid leave

Alberto Carvalho denied any wrongdoing earlier this year and had asked to be reinstated as head of the nation's second-largest district - (AFP via Getty Images)

The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools has resigned four months after being placed on paid leave amid a federal investigation.

The district's Board of Education announced the departure of Alberto Carvalho on Monday. Carvalho denied any wrongdoing earlier this year and had sought reinstatement as the head of the nation's second-largest school district. The FBI served search warrants at his home and the LA Unified School District’s headquarters on Feb. 25. Two days later, the district’s Board of Education voted unanimously to place him on leave pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation.