NoDa Salud Owner Arrested Charged Embezzling $440K Sales Taxes

Jason Scott Glunt, owner and managing member of Salud Beer Shop and Salud Cerveceria in NoDa, Charlotte, was arrested and charged with nine counts of embezzlement of state property involving approximately $442,914 in unpaid North Carolina and Mecklenburg County sales taxes. The alleged embezzlement occurred over multiple periods between 2015 and 2024, excluding the COVID-19 lockdown year when the business was closed for dine-in service. Glunt, who was responsible for collecting and remitting these sales taxes, faces felony tax charges following an investigation by the North Carolina Department of Revenue's Criminal Investigation Division. He was placed under a $150,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Wake County Superior Court in Raleigh on July 14, 2025. Salud Cerveceria, which opened in 2017 and expanded from the Salud Beer Shop established in 2012, has received national recognition including USA Today's Best Beer Bar awards and a James Beard Foundation nomination. The charges highlight serious allegations of tax evasion against a prominent local business owner in the Charlotte area.