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A Michigan duo could have been $20,000 richer if they just told the truth.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, border agents at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel seized $19,901 in gambling winnings from two men, aged 29 and 30, late on Monday.

Authorities said the two men were returning home from a lucky night at Caesars Windsor when they tried to avoid reporting their money at the border. Under U.S. law, it’s mandatory to report carrying more than $10,000 in cash over the border.
Before approaching the border, the two men divided up the driver’s winnings, so it looked like they had each won $9,400 and $9,500.

After further questioning, the passenger broke down and admitted that the winnings belonged to the driver. Border agents told the men that trying to bring undeclared money into the U.S. was a civil offence, punishable by the seizure of the winnings.

“I don’t know why they just didn’t spend the 10-minutes to fill out the forms,” said Ron Smith, a spokesperson for the Customs and Border Protection in Detroit.

“There’s no fine or penalty for carrying that much money across the border. Actually, it’s not illegal at all to bring money across the border.”

Mr. Smith didn’t know what game of chance netted the money, but did say the pair had just visited Canada for the night.

But the driver didn’t lose all his winnings — during questioning, he admitted that he had actually won $40,000 and had deposited half of it at the casino for later.

“He can go back to Canada anytime to get the money to bring home, so long as he doesn’t lie this time,” said Mr. Smith.

The winner will be allowed to appeal the seizure.