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Tech consultant sentenced to 16 years to life in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

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Nima Momeni, a tech consultant, was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Bob Lee, the founder of Cash App. The conviction came after a jury rejected Momeni’s self-defense claim in December 2024. Momeni has been held in custody since his arrest nine days following the April 4, 2023, stabbing that took place in San Francisco.

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Nima Momeni, 42, was sentenced on November 10, 2026, to 16 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Bob Lee, founder of CashApp. The stabbing death occurred beneath the Bay Bridge in San Francisco early on April 4, 2023. Prosecutors argued Momeni lured Lee from his sister's luxury apartment with intent to kill him after blaming Lee for her sexual assault by a drug dealer. During the sentencing hearing, Lee’s daughter Scout, then 18, addressed Momeni saying he had ended an entire future built around her father. Momeni maintained self-defense but was rejected by jurors and Judge Alexandra Gordon who denied his request for a new trial.

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The tech consultant convicted in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee was sentenced in San Francisco on Tuesday to 16 years to life to prison. asserted

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A jury in December 2024 found Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder, rejecting the defendant’s claim that he had acted in self-defense. uncertain

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He has remained in custody since his arrest nine days after the April 4, 2023, killing. asserted

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