A Cayman Islands' soccer federation official and former longtime associate at offshore law firm Maples and Calder was arrested late last week in connection with a money laundering probe.

The Anti-Corruption Commission in the Cayman Islands announced the arrest on June 29. A July 3 statement from Cayman-based lawyer Steve McField confirmed that the commission arrested his client, Bruce Blake, a former member of Maples' finance group who has recently served as first vice president for the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA).

McField's statement firmly denies any wrongdoing by Blake and says the CIFA official was released on bail after his arrest and has not been formally charged by investigators at the anti-corruption commission.