A Canadian man was arrested in the United States after he allegedly stole more than $64,000 in cash from Walmart stores across multiple states.

In a press release issued on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri stated that 37-year-old Mohsen Akbari was charged on August 16 with wire fraud and interstate transport of stolen property. After being arrested on September 5, he pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday.

Authorities said that after entering the United States on March 1 from South Korea on a visitor visa, Akbari traveled across the U.S. visiting multiple retail stores and used sleight of hand techniques to steal money.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Akbari's approach included making a small purchase, claiming to be a coin collector. Authorities said he would ask cashiers to show him $100 bills and then secretly take some bills during the interaction.

Akbari is accused of stealing approximately $33,700 from 30 different Walmart stores in nine states between March 23 and June 8.

Furthermore, authorities allege that he did not stop there. The U.S. Attorney's Office stated that Akbari stole $16,320 from six Walmart stores across Missouri and Illinois between June 12 and June 15. Between June 20 and July 18, authorities accused Akbari of stealing $13,992 from seven different Walmart stores in Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, and Maryland. Between June 20 and July 18, as mentioned in the indictment.

Akbari's alleged scheme also included depositing the stolen money into a U.S. bank account he opened and then transferring the funds to his Canadian bank accounts, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.