San Francisco Jury Convicts Nima Momeni of Second-Degree Murder in Stabbing Death of Cash App Founder Bob Lee, Faces 15 to 16 Years to Life

Dec 17, 2024, 06:26 PM

A San Francisco jury has convicted Nima Momeni, a tech consultant, of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Bob Lee, the founder of Cash App. The verdict came after a trial that lasted six weeks and seven days of jury deliberation. Momeni faces a sentence of 15 to 16 years to life in prison. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of April 4, 2023, when Lee was found staggering on a downtown street with stab wounds. Prosecutors argued that Momeni planned the attack, driving Lee to an isolated spot under the Bay Bridge and stabbing him three times with a knife from his sister's kitchen. The motive was said to be Momeni's anger over Lee's alleged involvement in introducing his sister to a drug dealer who assaulted her. Momeni claimed self-defense, asserting that Lee attacked him with a knife after a dispute over a comment about family time versus visiting a strip club. The case drew significant attention due to Lee's prominence in the tech industry.