Nima Momeni gets 16 years to life for murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Also reported by Guardian US
Summary
Nima Momeni was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the 2023 killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco. A jury convicted Momeni of second-degree murder in December 2024 and acquitted him of premeditated first-degree murder.Key Facts
- Lee was fatally stabbed in San Francisco’s East Cut neighborhood in April 2023.
- Prosecutors said the stabbing followed an argument involving Momeni’s sister, her relationship with Lee, and the men’s drug use.
- Momeni’s lawyers argued that he acted in self-defense and said Lee had lunged at him with a knife.
- Lee founded the Cash App digital wallet and previously served as chief technology officer at Square, Inc.
- At the time of his death, Lee was chief product officer at cryptocurrency company MobileCoin.
- Momeni’s defense team filed post-trial motions seeking a new trial, but the judge dismissed the requests.
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