A manager at a former Findlay Market stand that court documents say was involved in a $3.4 million food stamp fraud scheme was sentenced Wednesday in federal court.

Randall Busch had pleaded guilty to multiple counts related to the scheme, which court documents say involved exchanging cash for food stamp benefits. The scheme lasted from April 2010 until May 2018, when federal agents raided the stand.

A judge on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Dayton sentenced Busch to five years of probation. He also was fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $14,124 in restitution, along with anyone else who might be convicted in the case.

The business, Busch’s Country Corner, was co-owned by Randall Busch’s brother, Michael, and Michael’s wife, Amanda. It primarily sold poultry, eggs and other meats.

Michael Busch was charged last year in a 42-count indictment that also named Randall. Amanda Busch was named in February in a superseding indictment.

A trial for the husband and wife is scheduled for June 10 in Dayton.

Attorney Ben Dusing, who represents both Michael and Amanda Busch, said Wednesday his clients “look forward to their day in court.”

Dusing has previously said they were not involved in the fraud.

According to search and seizure warrants, the alleged scheme worked like this: People on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with an electronic benefits card would pretend to make purchases worth up to thousands of dollars. The customers would get back about half the charged amount in cash and sometimes a small grocery order.

The business would keep the difference from the original charged amount, according to the documents.

Investigators estimated that the business completed an average of about 2,100 individual SNAP transactions each month. Two-thirds of those were believed to be fraudulent.

A new business, called Country Meat Co., with new owners, has taken over the spot at Findlay Market.