A member of FIFA’s financial watchdog has been arrested in the Cayman Islands on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering.
Canover Watson, a businessman and vice-president of the Caribbean Football Union, has denied the allegations…
He was arrested by officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Anti-Corruption Unit and has been released on bail to report back to police on September 29. The arrest follows a police investigation into a hospital swipe-card billing system in the Cayman Islands.
According to a police statement, Watson was arrested for “suspicion of breach of trust contrary to section 13 of the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Law, as well as abuse of public office.”