Monroe resident Edward J. DiMaria pleaded guilty in June 2018 to a "cookie jar" scheme in which he cooked the books of Bankrate while chief financial officer to boost the financial information website's earnings, resulting in investors losing $25 million. less Monroe resident Edward J. DiMaria pleaded guilty in June 2018 to a "cookie jar" scheme in which he cooked the books of Bankrate while chief financial officer to boost the financial information website's ... more Monroe resident Edward J. DiMaria pleaded guilty to a "cookie jar" scheme in which he cooked the books of Bankrate while chief financial officer to boost the financial information website's earnings, resulting in investors losing $25 million.