Louis R Rinaldi, Andrea K Zambrano v. Village Of Ossining, Town Of Ossining, Kevin Sylvester, Rika Levin, Robert Fritsche, Omar Lopez, Dana White, Dana Levenberg, Elixabeth Feldman, Jennifer Fields-Tawil, Angelo Manicchio, Manuel Quezada, Manuel Que…

In January 2016, defendant Kevin Sylvester (“Sylvester”) was appointed the

youngest chief of police ever to serve the Village of Ossining Police Department (“VOPD”). In-

deed, Sylvester was the youngest police chief ever appointed in all of Westchester County. His

family has lived and worked in the defendant Village of Ossining (“Village”) for generations. And

during his nearly eight-year tenure as police chief, Sylvester was widely known throughout the

community, projecting himself on local media as a fair, good-natured, and responsible public serv-

ant who was deeply committed to the Village and its residents.

During his time as VOPD chief, he was also very popular with many local elected

officials, including the Village’s mayor and defendant the Villages’ Board of Trustees (“Trus-

tees”). They regularly touted his service as exemplary and uniformly supported his actions in run-

ning the police department. Sylvester repeatedly told VOPD personnel that he was in complete

control of the department and that the Trustees followed his directions.

On December 6, 2023, Sylvester abruptly announced his “separation” from the

VOPD and his “confidential separation agreement” was unanimously approved by the Trustees.

That generous agreement—which is far from ordinary for someone whose job contract is about to

lapse of its own accord—provides troubling insight into the parties’ relationship. A true and

Causes of Action

1. TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE

2. FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT

3. BREACH OF CONTRACT

4. PLAINTIFF RINALDI- _ FRAUD

5. VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO PRIVACY AS TO PLAINTIFF ZAMBRANO

6. AGAINST THE VILLAGE

7. UNEQUAL TREATMENT

8. DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT AGAINST BOTH PLAINTIFFS

causes of action accrued.

cause of action accrued.