A Woodbridge resident has been sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and failing to file personal tax returns. Omini Tete Riman, 60, was found guilty by a jury in November 2025.
Court documents and trial evidence showed that Riman worked as an information technology specialist and landlord. He filed false individual tax returns for 2013 and 2014, which led to him receiving refunds he was not entitled to. After the IRS issued these refunds, Riman took steps to prevent the agency from recovering the money. He transferred his property into a trust, opened bank accounts under the trust’s name, directed his income into those accounts, and submitted false documents claiming that an IRS collections officer had personally received over $600,000 from him. If accepted by the IRS, these documents could have jeopardized the officer’s job and increased their personal tax liability.
Additionally, Riman did not file tax returns from 2018 through 2023 despite earning more than $854,000 during those years. His actions resulted in a tax loss exceeding $500,000.
The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Harvey for the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney Daniel Lipkowitz of the Criminal Division’s Tax Section prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is available on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents can be found on both the District Court’s website for the Eastern District of Virginia and PACER by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-99.
