Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty in connection with the corruption scandal the world football governing body is mired in. As reported by BBC, Webb has been placed under house arrest on $10 million bail by a New York judge.

As noted by the New York Times, by entering the plea, Webb indicated that he would not yet cooperate with the authorities in their case against 14 soccer officials and sports marketing and media executive who were arrested in one of the biggest international sports corruption inquiries.

Apart from being on house arrest, Webb would also be with electronic monitoring and supervision from FBI-approved guards. He must also stay in residence within 20 miles of the Brooklyn courthouse and must surrender his and his wife's passports. Webb's next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 17.

Webb was the president of CONCACAF, the regional confederation that governs football in Central and North American as well as the Caribbean. As noted by the New York Times report, the indictment says that he had sought bribes in exchange for assigning television deals for football matches.

Webb was extradited from Switzerland, and was among the group of FIFA officials that were arrested before their annual meeting back in May. He pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering, wire fraud and racketeering.

According to the other conditions of his release, Webb may not associate with anyone on a confidential list of accused co-conspirators, or other international soccer officials.

The BBC report notes that the investigation was initially sparked by the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, which was won by Russia and Qatar, respectively. It was then widened to look back at FIFA dealings that stretches back 20 years.

According to the US Department of Justice's indictment, the corruption was planned in the US, and that American banks were used to transfer money.