ARMOUR, S.D. — A Sioux Falls attorney accused of defrauding a Corsica-area farm family out of approximately $15,000 has entered a no contest plea to felony theft and a misdemeanor misconduct charge.
Michael Henderson, 53, entered the nolo contendere plea at the end of January — meaning he does not admit guilt but accepts conviction and sentencing as if he had pleaded guilty — to one count of grand theft, a Class 4 felony, and one count of misconduct by an attorney. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 12 in Douglas County.
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The criminal complaint alleges that between October 2019 and February 2025, Henderson committed grand theft by deception with the intent to defraud Keith Vanden Hoek in the amount of approximately $15,000. Court documents state that Henderson created the false impression that legal work had been performed in connection with a crop insurance…