‘Pillow talk’ fraud? Oregon's First Lady under fire for undisclosed consulting fees paid by clean energy non-profit

Greg P. | 6:58 AM on January 30, 2015

Do Twitchy readers remember Cylvia Hayes, the fiancée of Oregon’s Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber? She’s the upstanding citizen who admitted back in October to marrying an illegal immigrant from Ethiopia in a sham marriage for cash. Prosecutors declined to bring charges against Hayes for the marriage, but maybe they’ll get another shot.

Hayes is under fire after admitting to taking over $100,000 in undisclosed consulting fees from a clean energy non-profit that benefited from Oregon taxpayers. Hayes, who runs an environmental consulting firm, advises the state and the governor on clean-energy policy:

A nonprofit's state funding spiked eightfold when it employed First Lady Cylvia Hayes. http://t.co/N12f6Ks5EG pic.twitter.com/WmHpeIJASu

— Willamette Week (@wweek) January 30, 2015

@wweek reporting Eugene-based nonprofit @rdiinc landed big tax dollars after hiring First Lady Cylvia Hayes. Latest #LiveonKMTR at 11.

— Ty Steele (@KCRATySteele) January 30, 2015

Lars Larson: Cylvia Hayes profiting from ‘low carbon fuel’ pillow talk http://t.co/ovc372EwpK Girlfriend of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber

— Jerry L Williams (@JLWill8199) January 30, 2015

sharing #suaju Hayes admits to previously undisclosed $118K consulting contract – Statesman Journal #consulting http://t.co/ghQuCsb6WR

— Suaju (@Suaju) January 30, 2015

And there is talk that Hayes could face Federal fraud charges with additional questions if she properly disclosed the undisclosed funds on her tax returns: