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A former employee of Eminem has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after being discovered to have stolen unreleased music from the rapper.

According to prosecutors, the Michigan man sold the stolen music for $50,000.

Following a guilty plea, the man is now facing as much as five years behind bars.

Today in prime examples of someone fucking around, and thus finding out, we have word that a former Eminem employee has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after stealing and selling unreleased music from the 15-time Grammy winner.

The ex-employee in question, 48-year-old Joseph Strange, of Michigan, now faces the possibility of spending up to five years behind bars. Justice Department reps said Thursday (Oct. 22) that Strange, previously employed by Em from 2007 until 2021, worked at a studio in the Ferndale area.…