SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - On Thursday, December 22, KELO AM reported that passers of fake $20 bills were caught with bills that had the same serial numbers.
The story identified 29-year-old Brendan Kue of Sioux Falls as a suspect.
The man's uncle, Bill Yang, contacted KELO Radio saying the suspect is actually Branden's older brother Benjamin Kue. Yang says Brendan went to the Sioux Falls Police Station last weekend to clear his name.
Yang says that "Benjamin Kue instead of giving his name, falsified and provided his younger brother's name who doesn't have any criminal record."
Yang went on to say that "I don't want Branden's name to be tarnished as a results of his brother's criminal act"
Officer Sam Clemens says one suspect said the machine didn't accept his twenty and the other suspect wanted $5's for his $20's. They're accused of swapping the phoney cash for real bills.
Investigators haven't determined where the suspects got the money or if they printed it themselves. They haven't been able to tie this case to any others in Sioux Falls.
Facing the felony charges of possession of a forged instrument are 37-year-old Senthong Phiengsai and Benjamin Kue both of Sioux Falls.
Clemens says the Secret Service is also working the investigation.
