Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that a report would be made to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Fraud Squad seeking an investigation into Opposition MP Keith Scotland over allegations linked to legal work he performed for the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC). Speaking during the Mid-Year Budget Review, Persad-Bissessar said the Government has also directed T&TEC to consider legal action against Scotland and his law chambers over allegations including fraudulent misrepresentation, professional negligence and breach of contract.

The allegations center on efforts by T&TEC to recover approximately TT$2.39 million in unpaid electricity charges from a private company. Persad-Bissessar claimed Scotland, while acting as external counsel for the state utility, informed T&TEC that legal proceedings had been filed and that further steps had been taken in the matter, but asserted that records reviewed by the Government did not support those representations. The Prime Minister said the matter should be examined by investigators to determine whether any criminal offenses may have occurred.