The Department of Government Efficiency has terminated the lease for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Corpus Christi, where attorneys handle federal criminal cases of human smuggling, drug trafficking and money laundering along a portion of the southern border.
DOGE, led by unelected billionaire Elon Musk, has authorized mass layoffs and agency cuts on its crusade to slash federal spending since President Donald Trump created the department on the first day of his second administration.
The DOGE website says the office lease, encompassing 17,039 square feet located at 800 North Shoreline Blvd., was worth nearly $410,000 and the cancellation will save over $307,000…