Co-Owners of Mother Bunch Brewing Inc. to Pay Nearly $657,000 in Restitution and Fines for Failing to Pay Tax

Phoenix, AZ—Co-defendants Julie Meeker, Jimmie McBride, and Mother Bunch Brewing Inc. were ordered today to pay restitution and fines totaling nearly $657,000 for failing to pay transaction privilege tax (TPT) and failure to pay Arizona individual income tax. Mother Bunch, a popular brewery and restaurant, closed in 2020 after five years in business. 

In separate cases heard in January 2022, Jimmie McBride, Julie Meeker and Mother Bunch via Julie Meeker each plead guilty to one count of Failure to Pay Tax, for failing to pay tax to the Arizona Department of Revenue between February 1, 2015 and January 31, 2020. 

Julie Meeker, Jimmie McBride, and Mother Bunch Brewing Inc., and Arizona Corporation (Mother Bunch) agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $632,806.70, and a fine totaling $10,000, for failing to pay Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT).

In addition, co-defendants Julie Meeker and Jimmie McBride agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $4,494, and fines totaling $9,575, for failing to pay Arizona individual income tax.

As part of their plea agreements, they each agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $632,806.70 and a fine totaling $10,000 for failing to pay transaction privilege tax (TPT). They were also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4,494, and fines totaling $9,575, for failing to pay Arizona individual income tax.

The Arizona Department of Revenue’s Criminal Investigation Unit investigated the case with assistance from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

State vs. Julie Ann Meeker (CR2021-001564) (001)
State vs. Jimmie Jay McBride (CR2021-001564) (002)

State vs. Mother Bunch Brewing, Inc., an Arizona Corporation (CR2021-001564) (003)

Monday, February 14, 2022