The tech consultant who killed Cash App founder Bob Lee will serve at least 16 years in prison.
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who → kill → prison
Nima Momeni, 42, drew a term of 16 years to life with credit for time already served, plus restitution and fees, a San Francisco judge ruled Tuesday, KTVU reported Wednesday.
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KTVU → draw → time
Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon turned down a defense motion for a new trial shortly before handing down the sentence, according to SFist.
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Gordon → turn → SFist
Momeni’s attorneys had already failed in a separate effort to void the conviction under California’s Racial Justice Act earlier in the year.
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attorneys → fail → year
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Momeni spoke to the court in an orange jail uniform and expressed remorse, the Guardian reported.
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“It was never my intention to see anyone hurt or suffer …
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I’m truly sorry,” he said.
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#BREAKING: Nima Momeni, the man convicted of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco in 2023, has been sentenced.
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Lee’s daughter, Scout, was 14 when her father died, according to the Guardian.
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She told the court that her world fell apart.
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world → tell → court
“Mr. Momeni, you didn’t just take my dad that day,” Scout said.
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Scout → take → dad
“You took my best friend.”
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Lee’s brother, Oliver Lee, said the defendant had taken no responsibility for the crime, KTVU reported.
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“I don’t think he’s taken accountability for this at all,” he said.
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Momeni’s mother, Mahnaz Tayarani, opened her remarks with condolences for the Lee family, the San Francisco Standard reported.
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She asked the judge to look past her son’s worst act, according to the Guardian.
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“I am here because I love my son,” Tayarani said.
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Tayarani → love → son
Prosecutors said Momeni drove Lee to a secluded area beneath the Bay Bridge, the Guardian reported.
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He then stabbed Lee with a knife from his sister’s kitchen.
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A jury convicted him of second-degree murder after about a week of deliberations and rejected the first-degree count.
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jury → convict → count
Prosecutors said Momeni grew enraged over the treatment of his younger sister, the Guardian reported.
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Guardian → say → sister
They told jurors that Lee had introduced her to a drug dealer.
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Lee → tell → dealer
The sister said the man gave her GHB and sexually assaulted her.
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man → say → her
Momeni testified that Lee attacked him first with a knife, the Guardian stated.
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He said he never realized the wound was fatal.
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Prosecutors called that account fabricated, SFist reported.
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The death first stirred fear about street crime in San Francisco, with technology figures including Elon Musk blaming city leaders, the Guardian reported.
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The arrest later turned the case toward a personal feud.
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arrest → turn → feud
Momeni intends to appeal, the San Francisco Standard reported.
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