A federal jury in Alexandria has convicted Omini Tete Riman, a 60-year-old resident of Woodbridge, on charges related to obstructing the administration of internal revenue laws and failing to file income tax returns.
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 improper tax refunds totaling $400,045 over those two years. The Internal Revenue Service attempted to recover these funds after notifying Riman of his outstanding liabilities in 2016.
According to court records, Riman took several actions to prevent the IRS from collecting the owed money. These included transferring property into a trust, opening bank accounts under the trust’s name for depositing income, instructing his tenant to disregard IRS notices by claiming they were fraudulent, and submitting false documents alleging that an IRS collections officer had received more than $600,000 from him. If accepted by the IRS, this claim could have jeopardized the officer’s employment and increased their personal tax liability.
Riman also failed to file income tax returns from 2018 through 2023 while earning more than $854,000 during that period.
Riman is scheduled for sentencing on February 10, 2026. He faces a maximum penalty of nine years in prison. Sentences for federal crimes are usually less than the statutory maximums; a federal district court judge will determine his sentence based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
The verdict was announced by Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Kareem A. Carter, Special Agent in Charge at IRS Criminal Investigation’s Washington D.C. Field Office; and Andrew McKay, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Special Agent in Charge of the Mid-Atlantic Field Division. U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema accepted the verdict.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Harvey and Justice Department Trial Attorneys Daniel Lipkowitz and Zachary Cobb are prosecuting the case.
Further details about this case can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, as well as through related court documents available via PACER by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-99.
