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He has no idea anyone knows about his counterfeiting. we were allowed into the jail to ask him some questions. hey, rusty, how are you? chris hansen with "dateline" nbc. i want you to have a seat here. remember, he thinks hes here on a d.u.i. but police have allowed us to reveal we know all about his counterfeiting. he agrees to talk to me and at first, denies it. did you go to a storefront business and try to sell some counterfeit money? >> no, i didnt go to one, no. >> no? no? >> i did go to a...

And heat them up for a minute or so in a microwave oven. >> leave them in there one and a half minutes. ten minutes in there. >> he teaches them how to brush the bills clean. >> rusty is showing the undercover officers how to clean the bills. actually taking the ink right off. he finishes washing the bill in a bowl of water and spray it is with a household cleaner. this is giving new meaning to the phrase laundering money. and then he use as hair dryer to finish the drying process. when hes done...

The product. in fact, he says, theyre holding back some recently printed bills to make sure theyre just perfect. >> were waiting now just to see, hold the bill for a couple of days. and see if anything -- anything funny happens like you know, changes colors or anything weird. >> the cops want to know more about how these bills are made. a lot more. so a few weeks later, rusty is back. now rusty tells them -- hes on his own. there arent any partners. and this time, in a garage behind the storefro...

They never imagined -- its certainly something weve never seen. meet 39-year-old brian rusty king. his merchandise? counterfeit $100 bills. fake money he says is a profitable business. >> i made so much money off this [ bleep ], its unbelievable. in his pocket, $2,000 worth of the fakes. >> what do you have on you right now? >> a couple grand. >> he hands the bogus bills from the undercover cops. where does he get the counterfeits? he says from some really scary guys. >> they dont [ bleep ] arou...

>> none. jack. >> not jack? >> no. >> give me a ballpark. >> nothing, probably. i mean i havent passed any of them myself. and never would try. because i mean, honestly, to look at them. they dont really look that real. >> but if they didnt real, why did he say on hidden camera that he carries two wallets, to tell the bills apart. >> i carry two wallets, i got one with the real money. >> well then how come you have one wallet for real money and one wallet for counterfeit money? >> thats b.s., al...

>> rusty says passing counterfeit money has not been difficult. he says he simply spends real money in a store, gets change from the clerk and then quickly finds an excuse to introduce a fake bill. >> and then i turn around like im going to walk away and then i go, oh, ill throw it down and get some change. theyll give it to you, they dont think to sit there and look at it. >> he claims some of the money is also passed into circulation by an insider at a casino. he says takes his fake bills and ...

>> just what i read on the internet and stuff. >> for the first time hes about to see evidence of his appearance inside the police sting. >> i have a videotape that i think you may want to see, can i play it for you? >> sure. >> thats you right there. now you seem to know an awful lot about counterfeiting money here, rusty, i got to tell you that. >> they showed you? >> i learned it like i said, on the internet and stuff like that. >> now before this is all over you produce a crisp $100 bill. an...

Process in an effort to improve the product. in fact he says theyre holding back some recently printed bills to make sure theyre just perfect. >> were waiting now just to see hold the bill for a couple days and see if anything funny happens like you know changes color or anything weird. >> the cops want to know more about how these bills are made. a lot more. so a few weeks later rusty is back. now rusty tells them hes on his oeb, there arent any partners. and this time in a garage behind the st...

>> rusty says passing counterfeit money has not been difficult. he says he simply spends real money in a store, gets change from the clerk then quickly finds an excuse to introduce a fake bill. >> and i turn around like im going to walk away and, oh yeah, can you get me a pack of cigarettes. throw it down, they dont think. they just give them to you. they dont think to sit there and look at them. >> i got ya. >> i havent had one problem. >> he claims some of the money is also passed into circula...

Exactly how to do it. >> do you know how to do counterfeiting? >> just what i read on the internet and stuff. >> for the first time hes about to see evidence of his appearance inside the police sting. >> i have a videotape that i think you may want to see, can i play it for you? >> sure. >> thats you right there. now you seem to know an awful lot about counterfeiting money here, rusty, i got to tell you that. >> they showed you? >> i learned it like i said, on the internet and stuff like that. >...