Woodbridge man sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing the IRS and failing to file tax returns

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Woodbridge man was sentenced today to three years in prison for obstructing the IRS and willfully failing to file personal tax returns.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Omini Tete Riman, 60, earned income as an information technology specialist and landlord. Riman filed false individual tax returns with the IRS for the years 2013 and 2014, which resulted in him receiving refunds for both years that he was not entitled to receive.

After the IRS paid out the refunds, Riman obstructed the IRS's subsequent efforts to recoup the money. Riman transferred his property to a trust to hide it from the IRS, opened bank accounts in the name of the trust and directed his income to be deposited there, and submitted false documents claiming that the IRS collections officer handling his case had personally received over $600,000 from Riman, which, if accepted by the IRS, would have jeopardized the IRS officer's job and increased the officer's personal tax liability.

Riman also stopped filing tax returns for the years 2018 through 2023, even though he received a total of more than $854,000 during that period and was required to file each year. In total, Riman caused a tax loss to the IRS exceeding $500,000. Riman was convicted by a jury in November 2025.

IRS Criminal Investigation and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration investigated the case.

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 located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District CourtLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 1:25-cr-99.