Eminem’s ex-sound engineer charged with pirating unreleased music, selling for Bitcoin

March 19, 2025

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FILE – Eminem performs during “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central,” June 6, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP

DETROIT, MI — A former employee of Eminem is accused of losing himself in the iconic Michigan rapper’s music vault, selling unreleased tunes and handwritten lyrics on the internet for thousands in crypto.

Joseph M. Strange, 46 of Holly, is federally charged with two counts of criminal infringement of copyright and one count of interstate transportation of stolen goods, Acting U.S. Attorney Julie Beck announced on March 19. The charges are five- and 10-year felonies, respectively.

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