Former state employee faces forgery charges

A former state employee was charged with forging her own medical marijuana card, according to a press release from the South Dakota Attorney General.

Alexandra Feiner, a 24-year-old former employee of the South Dakota Department of Health, faces three felony counts and one misdemeanor count in connection with the allegations. Specifically, that includes:

• 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.

The incident allegedly happened between March 2024 and March 2025. No court date has been set.