In 2018, Officer Michael Williams filed a lawsuit against Captain Anthony Cook, alleging retaliation for refusing to target specific employees for increased scrutiny of medical leave. Williams claimed Cook ordered him to investigate his own wife for pattern absenteeism and demoted him from Medical Officer to patrol status while he was on medical leave. The case was settled in 2019 for $32,500, with Cook named as a defendant. ([transparencynj.com](https://transparencynj.com/2023/02/10/east-orange-settles-five-police-lawsuits-for-1-6-million-readies-for-trial-on-two-others/?utm_source=openai))
Anthony Cook – East Orange Police Department
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