Overview

• Joseph Strange, a former sound engineer for Eminem, is accused of stealing unreleased music from the artist's studio and selling it online.
• The stolen material included over 25 songs, handwritten lyric sheets, and a VHS tape of an unreleased video, according to the FBI.
• Strange allegedly transferred files from a secure studio hard drive in 2019 and 2020, later selling 25 songs to a Canadian buyer for $50,000 in Bitcoin.
• An FBI search of Strange's home uncovered hard drives containing 12,000 audio files and other sensitive materials tied to Eminem's work.
• If convicted, Strange could face up to 15 years in prison and $250,000 in fines for copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods.