A man who allegedly sold more than $150,000 in bogus travel packages to the 2007 Pro Bowl and spent the money on a new home with a swimming pool was arrested yesterday in Las Vegas, the Nevada attorney general's office said.

Mitchell Adam Chirchick, 39, of Las Vegas, was charged with nine counts of felony theft and one count of racketeering. Investigators recovered $190,521.93 from a business account set up by Chirchick.

He had previously been prosecuted in federal court in Minnesota for selling 1,500 fake Pro Bowl tours in 2001. In April he was fined $65,000 in Utah for cheating 29 people out of trips to the 2008 Pro Bowl.

Through a company called CEI, doing business as Cross-eyed Enterprises Inc., Chirchick is alleged to have solicited hundreds of victims to purchase the "Pro Bowl packages," which promised round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and tickets to the game. He then diverted the funds for his personal use, including the purchase of a new home and the installation of a swimming pool, according to the attorney general's office.

Most people discovered they were victims of a scam when they arrived at the airport for their scheduled departure and learned the flights had never been booked.

"We intend to prosecute Mr. Chirchick's illegal conduct to the fullest extent of the law and recover as much money for people as we can," Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said.

People who may be victims of this scam are asked to contact the Nevada attorney general's Bureau of Consumer Protection in Las Vegas. Call (702) 486-3194 or go to www.ag.state.nv.us/menu/action_bttn/bcp/filing_complaint.htm.