A Niagara County travel-company owner has been arrested for selling excursions to nonprofit entities and then failing to book those trips.

The state Attorney General's Office said Tuesday it has filed numerous fraud and larceny counts against Joseph Ehrenreich, 40, owner of Destination Management Group of Buffalo. Investigators allege that Ehrenreich, of Oakwood Drive in Pendleton, stole more than $90,000 in payments from more than 20 consumers, businesses and nonprofits for cruises he never booked.

Among the nonprofit groups whose workers and supporters were victimized were the Hospice and Palliative Care Group of Niagara County, the Meals on Wheels Foundation of Western New York and the Beechwood/Blocher Foundation.

The AG's complaint said Ehrenreich offered businesses and other organizations unlimited access to cruise vouchers in ecxhange for payment. Ehrenreich allegedly claimed that he would handle all travel arrangements, claiming extensive relationships with major cruise lines and memberships with the International Airlines Travel Agents Network (IATAN) and the Cruise Lines International Association. Investigators said he was not affiliated with either trade group.

According to the complaint, Ehrenreich often convinced consumers to upgrade their vouchers, costing thousands of dollars in additional charges. After receiving payment, he would issue an invoice with a phony cruise-line confirmation and IATAN accreditation codes. Consumers following up on such bookings later learned that those trips were never reserved.

The most serious charge Ehrenreich is facing carries a prison term of up to seven years.