Commonwealth v. 6066 Buckingham Drive

BIEHN, J.,

— This is a forfeiture proceeding in which the commonwealth seeks forfeiture of $2,240 in cash and a residential property at 6066 Buckingham Drive, Bensalem, Pennsylvania. A hearing was held before this court on May 8, 1989. For reasons stated below, we determine that the money must be forfeited to the commonwealth; however, the residential property shall be returned.

At the hearing, it was established that Barbara Bik Pellack (hereinafter Bik) purchased the property in question while she was single from a portion of substantial funds she had acquired from her parents’ estate. At…