Leah Rae Yawn tells EW about the “disgusting” details behind disgraced builder Spencer Calvert’s alleged crimes.
“He kept saying, ‘Send us progress payments,'” Leah explained.
But, she claims, “he never ordered it.

Sandy Yawn and Leah Rae Yawn in 2022.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
He put it in his personal bank account.
So we ended up with a shell of a house.
We basically had not even stucco on the house when we got it.”

Captain Sandy Yawn on ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’.Greg Endries/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Reading through the report, Leah was shocked to discover flagrant purchases like Jacksonville Jaguars tickets.
“$19,000 on Jags tickets?
It was unbelievable.”
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An official statement shared withEWby Calvert’s lawyer Mitchell A.
As in all businesses, market conditions sometimes create unexpected challenges.
The staggering amount of detail alleged in the investigator’s report is a likely indication that it will.
Leah described thousands more dollars used on “tickets and restaurants.”
Leah recalls telling him, “Honestly, I don’t care what you do on your personal time.
It’s just a matter of prison time.”
Calvert has pleaded not guilty to the charges and faces his next court date on Oct. 2.
“It sucks,” Leah says, “but I learned a lot.”