A former state employee is facing fraud charges after authorities say she falsified her own medical marijuana card.
Attorney General Marty Jackley said 24-year-old Alexandra Feiner of Pierre forged records while acquiring a medical marijuana card for herself. She was an employee of the Department of Health at the time.
Jackley said she avoided both the medical provider certification requirement and the fee. The crimes occurred between March 2024 and March 2025.
Feiner faces four fraud-related charges including felony forgery, which is punishable by up to five years in prison.
“The defendant is charged with using her position of trust as a Department of Health employee for her own personal benefit,” said Jackley. “This type of conduct reflects poorly on those state government employees who work hard for South Dakotans.”
An initial court date has not yet been set.