A 24 year old former state government employee from Pierre has been charged with four counts of falsifying her own medical marijuana card while she worked for the South Dakota Department of Health.
Alexandra Feiner has been charged with:
- one felony count of Forgery, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison;
- one felony count of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, Registering or Recording, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison;
- one felony count of Possession of a Forged Instrument, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison;
- and one misdemeanor count of Falsification of Public Records by a Public Officer or Employee, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says Feiner is charged with using her position to avoid both the medical provider certification requirement and the fee. He says this type of conduct “reflects poorly on those state government employees who work hard for South Dakotans.”
The alleged crimes occurred between March 2024 and March 2025. The State Department of Health cooperated with the investigation conducted by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation.
An initial court appearance for Feiner has not yet been scheduled.
She is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
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