Pocklington's fraud trial headed for its fifth delay

Canadian financier Peter Pocklington's criminal trial for bankruptcy fraud is headed for its fifth delay. An official in the U.S. Attorney's Office said yesterday that the prosecutor has asked the United States District Court to postpone the trial, which was scheduled to begin next Tuesday in Riverside, Calif. Mr. Pocklington, who was charged last March, has pleaded not guilty to a two-count felony indictment for bankruptcy fraud in California. In court papers, assistant U.S. attorney Sean Lokey filed an application for an order to seal documents. Mr. Pocklington, the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers, filed for personal bankruptcy in August, 2008, but he is being accused of concealing assets.