By Trey Wallace and Oliver Connolly

The University of Florida faces fresh allegations of credit card fraud and grand theft conducted by its players today. Jordan Smith, a defensive end, is alleged to have used stolen credit card information to pay rent, sources have told The Read Optional.

A Chicago based apartment company has filed a complaint to the universities’ compliance department, accusing Smith of paying $1,007.55 in rent to The Woodlands of Gainesville, an apartment complex near campus with a credit card listed under a different name. Smith is alleged to have logged in to the payment system under his own login, before entering credit card details that were deemed to be fraudulent by the credit card company.

The Read Optional has viewed a copy of the letter of complaint.

The apartment group, however, was denied the ability to file a report against Smith by the Gainesville Police Department, who cited that the “victim” must be the one to file any report, not the “merchant”.

(Update: After further discussion the apartment company has now been allowed to file a complaint.)

Smith, along with six of his teammates — Antonio Callaway, Keivonnis Davis, Richerd Desir-Jones, Kadeem Telfort, James Houston and Ventrell Miller — were suspended “indefinitely” by the school on Monday following a report — first published at The Read Optional — that the players had used student aid cards to purchase electronic equipment, sell it, then claim the cards were stolen.

The suspensions were originally thought to be for one game — the Gators season opener against Michigan. However, they were labelled as “indefinite” by school officials as they conduct investigations into further allegations. Smith, and another player deemed to be a “person of interest” are suspended while the school conducts its investigations, while the remainder of the players will be allowed to return to practice once they have paid restitution, per sources with knowledge of the situation.

Update: The Gainesville police department has confirmed to The Read Optional that there is an open investigation into Jordan Smith, filed August 17th and the University of Florida has responded to the Chicago based apartment community owner, saying they will be investigating as well.

Florida has not responded to a request for comment.