Joseph Strange, who worked for rapper for 14 years, faces five years in prison on charge of criminal infringement of a copyright

The former employee of Eminem who was arrested for selling the rapper’s unreleased music has pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal infringement of a copyright.

The United States Department of Justice announced Thursday that 48-year-old Joseph Strange, who worked for Eminem in Detroit from 2007 to 2021, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Michigan, 18 months after Strange’s arrest.

According to the criminal complaint against Strange, Eminem first became aware in January 2025 that some of his unreleased music had leaked online and was available for sale. The FBI were contacted, with the investigation uncovering multiple individuals that purchased the unreleased music.…