Sunday, August 02, 2009
Syneeda Penland
It definitely won’t be an affair to remember for Lieutenant Commander Syneeda Lynn Penland. After the U.S. Navy found out about Penland’s romance with fellow officer Mark Wiggan, who’s married, she was fined, thrown in the brig, and court-martialed. Wiggan, on the other hand, was given a commendation even though his superiors knew about his extramarital affair.
Penland, an African American, is now suing the Navy, contending she was punished not for her involvement with Wiggan but because she blew the whistle about financial improprieties at Maritime Expeditionary Security Group One. She has also filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging racial and gender discrimination.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Rampant Sexism, Navy Officer Says (by Janet McMahon, Courthouse News Service)
Penland v. Mabus (U.S. District Court District of Columbia) (PDF)
Injunction Filed To Prevent Discharge Of Navy Officer (Channel 10 News San Diego)
The Case of Lt. Cmdr. Syneeda Penland (by Chris Amos, Navy Times)
O-4 Sentenced to 60 Days in Adultery Case (by Chris Amos, Navy Times)
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