CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jason Glunt, the managing member of popular Charlotte bar and bottle shop Salud Beer Shop / Salud Cerveceria, is facing nine felony charges for embezzling state funds, according to the North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR).
Authorities allege that Glunt aided and abetted Salud, LLC, the business behind Salud Beer Shop and Cerveceria, to misappropriate approximately $442,914.04 in North Carolina and Mecklenburg County sales taxes from July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 and again from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024.
As the responsible person for collecting and remitting taxes on behalf of the business, Glunt was under legal obligation to transfer the collected taxes to the state. Instead, he is accused of converting the funds for business use.
Glunt was arrested on July 10 and appeared before a Wake County magistrate, where he received a $150,000 bond. His first court appearance is scheduled for July 14, 2025, at Wake County Superior Court in Raleigh.
The charges follow an in-depth investigation by special agents with the NCDOR Criminal Investigation Division.
