Washington, March 20 -- A former employee of Grammy-winning rapper Eminem, has been charged in connection with leaking the rapper's unreleased music online, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, US Attorney Julie Beck stated that Joseph Strange who worked for the artist from 2007 to 2021, faces serious charges, including criminal infringement of copyright and interstate transportation of stolen goods.

The charges stem from an investigation that began in January. An employee at Eminem's studio in Ferndale, Michigan, discovered unreleased music by the rapper being sold on various websites.

The FBI was contacted after the employee recognized the music as being taken directly from a hard driv...