Prominent Trenton housing developer charged with skimming federal money

 In an April 2008 photo, (from left) Robert Kahan of Tara Developers, new homeowner Tracey Ames, Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer, Marge Della Vecchia, executive director of NJ Professional Planner, and Rev. John H. Harris cut the ribbon for 10 new houses on Titus Avenue in Trenton. (Frank Jacobs III/The Times of Trenton)

In an April 2008 photo, (from left) Robert Kahan of Tara Developers, new homeowner Tracey Ames, Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer, Marge Della Vecchia, executive director of NJ Professional Planner, and Rev. John H. Harris cut the ribbon for 10 new houses on Titus Avenue in Trenton. (Frank Jacobs III/The Times of Trenton)

— As he worked to make the dream of homeownership a reality for city residents, Robert Kahan was also skimming from accounts filled with public monies to splurge on renovations on his son’s home, his daughter…

 

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