SPRING PRAIRE — A man reportedly used counterfeit money to purchase ski lift passes at Alpine Valley Ski Resort on two separate occasions and then tried to pin it on others.
Daniel Fuessle, 31, of Arlington Heights, Ill., is being charged with two counts of uttering a forgery and obstructing an officer.
According to the criminal complaint:
Police responded to a call at Alpine valley for a report of two counterfeit $20 bills that were used to buy a ski lift pass on Dec. 26. According to police, the $20 bills did not have the encrypted identifying numbers when held up to the light and had identical serial numbers.
Police spoke to the employee who received the counterfeit bills who said a man had paid with one real $20, a real $5 bill and two fake $20 bills. The employee told police that by the time she alerted security, the man had already walked away.
Police were then dispatched to Alpine Valley on Dec. 30 for a report of the same man allegedly trying to pass counterfeit money again as he did previously on Dec. 26. Security was alerted, and the man was held in an office until police arrived.
The man reportedly gave police a false name as well as a false address and phone number before identifying himself as Fuessle. Fuessle told police that he allegedly received some of the fake money from an ATM and others from family in a Christmas card.
Police report that in an audio and video recording during an interview, Fuessle can reportedly be heard saying "I wish I could pin it on somebody. Only the truth will set you free."
Watch now: A look back at Majestic Hills ski hill
The tow rope

Skiers go up a tow rope to the top of a hill at Majestic Hills in this undated photo.
The grand opening

A look back at an advertisement for the grand opening of Majestic Hills.
A cover model

Here Majestic Hills made the cover of a 1957 Chicago American magazine. On the cover is Melita Grunow, whose husband owned the hill. She was a frequent model in photos for the hill, said her son Randy Grunow.
A look at the old lodge in the back

Here skiers go up a tow rope, in the background is the lodge at Majestic Hills before it was remodeled. The lodge was made from old chicken coops because the property used to be the family’s old chicken farm.
Majestic Hills

An old image advertising Majestic Hills in Lake Geneva.
The A-frames

Here the lodge at Majestic Hills is shown after the A-frames were added to give it character.
Making the hill

Here is a look at the area that would later become Majestic Hills ski hill. The family had to build up the area to make it a ski hill.
The hill

Another look at Majestic Hills.
All that is left

All that is left of the former Majestic Hills ski hill is an old fire place that used to be in the chalet that burned down in 1988.
High above the rest

While Majestic Hill was known as more of a beginner hill, that didn’t stop people from more advanced moves and jumps. Here, in this photo from the mid-80s, Randy Grunow, whose skis are sideways in the air, can be seen high over a jump at Majestic Hill. Grunow was the owner’s middle son. Behind him in the air is friend Matt Crocke and under him is ski instructor John Zeigle.
A look back

Majestic Hill ski hill is shown here with its A-frame lodge in the background.
The Roost

The Roost bar was in the upper level of the chalet.
The beginner's hill

Skiers are shown on the beginner's hill at Majestic Hill in the early years of the hill before the A-frame was added to the lodge.
1957 story about Majestic Hills

1957 story about Majestic Hills opening
Making snow

The 1957 story about Majestic Hills opening advertised that people wouldn't have to depend on natural snow because they are able to make 3 1/2 feet of packed snow each week, more than enough to cover to the hill.
The famous flag

In the background to the left a large American flag can be seen. That would fly year-round.
Putting up the lift

A helicopter had to come in to help put up the hill's four-person lift.
The Majestic Hills trail map

House on the hill

For a number of years a house sat on the top of Majestic Mountain. It was later taken down.
Majestic Hills

The many skis

Melita Grunow stands by a row of skis at Majestic Hills. Her and her husband ran the hill.