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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 was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) for the second-degree murder of Bob Lee, founder of Cash App. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon rejected Momeni’s request for a new trial after he was found guilty by a jury in December 2024. During the sentencing hearing, Lee's family addressed the court; his daughter Scout said that Momeni ended not just her father’s life but also his future. Momeni claimed self-defense during the stabbing incident but prosecutors argued he attacked Lee out of anger over an alleged drug-related assault on Momeni's sister by someone Lee introduced her to.
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Jurors in the end rejected a charge of murder in the first degree, which required prosecutors prove that Momeni acted deliberately, willfully and with premeditation.
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California Cash App Miami San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court

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Lee PERSON · 10× Momeni PERSON · 10× Alexandra Gordon PERSON · 1× Bob Lee PERSON · 1× Cash App ORG · 1× Miami GPE · 1× Nima Momeni PERSON · 1× San Francisco GPE · 1× San Francisco Superior Court ORG · 1× Scout Lee PERSON · 1×

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But Momeni testified on the stand that Lee was the one who attacked him with a knife, angry after the tech consultant chided him about spending more time with his family instead of searching for a strip club that night.
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Jurors in the end rejected a charge of murder in the first degree, which required prosecutors prove that Momeni acted deliberately, willfully and with premeditation.

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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 (November 10, 2026) to 16 years to life to prison. asserted
consultant → convict → prison
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
he → find → defense
He has remained in custody since his arrest nine days after the April 4, 2023, killing. asserted
He → remain → killing
Before imposing the sentence, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon rejected Momeni's request for a new trial. asserted
Gordon → impose → trial
His attorneys have said they plan to appeal. asserted
they → say → ?
Members of Lee's family addressed the court on Tuesday (November 10), including his 18-year-old daughter, Scout Lee, who spoke directly to Momeni. asserted
who → address → Momeni
“You did not just end his life, you ended an entire future built around a man,” she told Momeni, according to media reports. uncertain
she → end → reports
Momeni, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, maintained that he acted in self-defense. asserted
he → wear → defense
He told Lee's family that he understood their loss. asserted
he → tell → loss
“Unfortunately, we have completely different understandings of what transpired,” Momeni said. asserted
Momeni → have → understandings
Lee, a renowned tech mogul, was found staggering on a deserted downtown street, dripping a trail of blood and calling for help. asserted
Lee → find → help
Lee, 43, later died at a hospital. asserted
Lee → die → hospital
Prosecutors said Momeni planned the attack on Lee, driving him to an isolated spot under the Bay Bridge and stabbing him three times, including once to the heart, with a knife he took from his sister's kitchen. asserted
he → say → kitchen
They said Momeni was angry with Lee for introducing his younger sister to a drug dealer she says gave her GHB and other drugs and then sexually assaulted her. asserted
she → say → her
But Momeni testified on the stand that Lee was the one who attacked him with a knife, angry after the tech consultant chided him about spending more time with his family instead of searching for a strip club that night. asserted
consultant → testify → club
Momeni, who studies martial arts, said he didn't realize he had fatally wounded Lee or that Lee was even hurt. asserted
Lee → study → Lee
Lee had created mobile payment service Cash App and was the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin when he died. asserted
he → create → cryptocurrency
He had recently moved to Miami from the San Francisco Bay Area, where his ex-wife Krista Lee lives with their two children, and had returned to California for a visit. asserted
wife → move → visit
Jurors in the end rejected a charge of murder in the first degree, which required prosecutors prove that Momeni acted deliberately, willfully and with premeditation. asserted
Momeni → reject → premeditation
Murder in the second degree does not require premeditation. asserted
Murder → require → premeditation
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