BROOKLYN – A Brighton Beach travel agent was indicted, Monday, for stealing more than $26,000 from a dozen clients.

Between October 2008 and December 2009, Peter Galin, 40, the owner of TravelCenterOnline.com, at 229 Brighton Beach Ave, accepted payments ranging from $400 to $5,500, to book trips for clients, which he never arranged, according to the indictment. All 12 victims received receipts saying their trips had been fully paid for, but later learned their tickets had not been purchased, according to the indictment. One victim arrived at the airport, expecting to board a flight, only to be told she had no tickets.

Victims, mostly Russian immigrants, hired Galin to book a variety of vacations, including bus trips; flights to Russia, Mexico, and other locations; and cruises, according to the indictment. Most paid in cash.

Galin is charged with grand larceny in the third degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, scheme to defraud and petit larceny. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison.