MILFORD — Authorities say a local man sold his two-family home on Union Street last year, only to continue collecting rent from his former tenants while not allowing the new owner access to the building.
Police arrested Rui Viera DaCosta, 53, last week as a result of an investigation that began after an outburst in December in Milford District Court , Police Chief Robert Tusino said Monday.
“It was nothing short of extortion,” Tusino said. “He (DaCosta) was intentionally being deceitful.”…