A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia has convicted Omini Tete Riman, 60, of Woodbridge on charges related to obstructing the administration of internal revenue laws and failing to file income tax returns.
Court records and evidence presented at trial showed that Riman worked as an information technology specialist and landlord. He filed false IRS Forms 1040 for the years 2013 and 2014, which resulted in receiving tax refunds of $213,577 for 2013 and $186,468 for 2014. Authorities stated that these refunds were not owed to him.
In 2016, after being notified by the IRS about his outstanding tax liabilities, Riman took steps to prevent the agency from recovering the funds. According to evidence, he transferred property into a trust to hide it from the IRS, opened bank accounts under the trust’s name for depositing his income, instructed his tenant to disregard IRS notices calling them a “scam,” and submitted false documents claiming that an IRS collections officer had received over $600,000 from him. The government said that if these claims had been accepted by the IRS, they could have jeopardized the officer’s job and increased their personal tax liability.
Riman also stopped filing tax returns during this period. He did not file returns for tax years 2018 through 2023 despite earning more than $854,000 in wage and rental income.
Riman faces up to nine years in prison when sentenced on February 10, 2026. Federal sentences are often less than maximum penalties; a district court judge will determine any sentence after considering U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
“Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Kareem A. Carter, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge of the Washington D.C. Field Office; and Andrew McKay, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Special Agent in Charge of the Mid-Atlantic Field Division, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema accepted the verdict.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Harvey for the Eastern District of Virginia and Justice Department Trial Attorneys Daniel Lipkowitz and Zachary Cobb are prosecuting the case.
More information can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia or through PACER by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-99.
