SUMMERDALE, Ala. - The U.S. Secret Service stated there have not been any major changes in the investigation involving $850 of counterfeit money found in the former Summerdale police chief's on-duty vehicle.

"It's still ongoing," Joe Paul, special agent for the U.S. Secret Service Mobile branch, said, noting he could not comment any further.

Paul said the investigation would continue until the the origin of the fake bills is discovered.

The U.S. Secret Service began conducting the investigation in the town of Summerdale in April after a notification of 17 fake $50 bills found in ex-Police Chief Dwain Riebeling's former vehicle.

Riebeling said he has "talked to (the secret service) off an on" regarding the investigation and has not heard anything more.

T.J. Palkovic, senior patrol officer, found the fake bills while cleaning the vehicle. Palkovic said he did not know the bills were fake initially and he informed other officers and the town that he was arranging with Riebeling for him to pick up the money.

Riebeling said he took the bills to the United Bank branch in Summerdale and they marked it and it came up fake. Afterwards, he returned the bills to the town, and they handed it over to the secret service.

Palkovic said at the April 11 council meeting that the bills looked "crusted together and dry" when he found them, meaning they may have been in the vehicle for a while.

Riebeling said he does not know where the bills came from as he removed all personal belongings from the vehicle after being relieved of his duties as police chief.

The Summerdale Town Council unanimously voted on March 17 to terminate Riebeling's employment with the town. The town of Summerdale released a letter on March 11 regarding why Wilson recommended to the council Riebeling's termination. Riebeling received the letter on March 7. The letter lists 14 reasons why Riebeling was considered for termination, with accusations including: incompetence and inefficiency; inattention to duty; neglect of duty regarding a Nov. 9, 2010 incident; insubordination; and failure to conduct a proper investigation regarding a june 2010 shooting.