A Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty in April to making false statements to federal investigators about fake artworks that were marketed as works by Jean-Michel Basquiat was sentenced on Friday to probation and community service for his role in the scheme, prosecutors said.

The man, Michael Barzman, avoided jail time for his role, which he eventually admitted involved working with an associate to create between 20 and 30 fake pieces that were promoted for sale as if they were genuine Basquiats. The fake Basquiats were displayed last year at a highly touted exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art, the F.B.I. said.

A judge in United States District Court in Los Angeles sentenced Barzman to three years’ probation, 500 hours of community service and a fine of $500, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office said.

The fake Basquiats have roiled the Orlando Museum of Art, which promoted the exhibition heavily and staked its reputation on maintaining that they were genuine. But after a report by The New York Times in February 2022 raised questions about the authenticity of the works — noting that one was on a piece of cardboard that bore a FedEx typeface not used until after Basquiat’s death — the F.B.I. raided the museum and seized the paintings in question.