A California IT consultant was found guilty on December 17 for the stabbing death of tech executive Bob Lee in San Francisco. Nima Momeni, age 40, was convicted of second-degree murder in the incident that took place in April 2023. Lee was best known as the founder of Cash App.
The jury deliberated for a week before reaching their decision, acquitting Momeni of first-degree murder, according to reports. After the verdict, Tim Oliver Lee, Bob’s brother, expressed relief that Momeni would no longer pose a danger to others, stating, “We think justice was done here today.”
Bob Lee, who was 43 and a father of two, called 911 for help shortly after being attacked on April 4, when he was found fatally wounded on a sidewalk in the Rincon Hill area. He later died in a local hospital.
At the time of his death, Lee was in San Francisco for a party at a condo in the Millennium Tower, having recently moved to Miami.
During the trial, prosecutors claimed that Momeni was angry with Lee because he had connected Momeni’s sister with a man who allegedly harmed her. It was reported that on the night of the incident, Lee and Momeni drove to a secluded area after having an argument, and later, Momeni was seen standing with Lee on the sidewalk before the stabbing occurred.
On the witness stand, Momeni described a confrontation where he claimed Lee threatened him with a knife while challenging his parenting. Momeni asserted that a struggle took place and said he didn’t realize he had harmed Lee until the next day. However, the jury did not find his argument of self-defense convincing, especially after seeing footage of Momeni speeding away from the scene.
