In February 2026, in the Eastern District of Virginia, Omini Tete Riman was sentenced to three years imprisonment and one year of supervised release for attempts to interfere with the administration of Internal Revenue laws and failure to file income tax returns. Riman is also required to pay $544,479 in restitution and a $250 special assessment. Riman was convicted of the charges in November 2025.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Riman filed false IRS Forms 1040 for tax years 2013 and 2014, resulting in tax refunds to which he was not entitled. Riman then took steps to impede the IRS’s efforts to recover those refunds. Riman also failed to file tax returns for tax years 2018 through 2023, despite earning over $854,000 in wage and rental income during that period.