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Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee , according to the NBC Bay Area . The outlet reported that a San Francisco jury rejected the tech consultant’s claim that he acted in self defense, and that he faces 16 years to life in prison. A status hearing to determine the sentencing date was set for Jan.
10. “I would like to thank the jury for their service in this trial,” District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement. “I would also like to thank Mr.
Lee’s family for their trust and faith in my office through this long journey to get justice. Although nothing will bring back Mr. Lee, I hope that this verdict brings his family and friends some closure as they work to heal from this devastating loss.
Mr. Lee was loved deeply by many and his killing shocked all of us locally with reverberations felt across the country.” Tony Brass, an attorney for Momeni, said the verdict was “obviously very disappointing for us,” and that his team would evaluate for an appeal.
Momeni was arrested on April 13, 2023, for Lee’s murder , nearly two weeks after Lee had been found dripping blood and calling for help on the streets of San Francisco. The Cash App founder was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Prosecutors argued that Momeni planned the attack on Lee, driving him to a secluded area under the Bay Bridge.
The said Momeni was angry at Lee for introducing his younger sister to a drug dealer she said gave drugs and then sexually assaulted her, and that Momeni stabbed Lee three times. Trending Stories Dems Choose 74-Year-Old Gerry Connolly Over AOC for Key Committee Role What the ‘I Slept With 100 Men in One Day’ Doc Gets Right About Sex Work ‘It’s Frightening’: ABC News Staffers Incensed by ‘Capitulation’ to Trump Trump’s Felony Conviction Stands, Judge Rules Per NBC, Momeni testified that he had acted in self-defense after Lee attacked him with a knife after Momeni criticized him about looking for a strip club instead of spending time with his family. Momeni claimed that he didn’t realize he had fatally stabbed Lee or that he had wounded him.
“We think justice was done here today,” Lee’s brother, Tim Oliver, told the outlet. “What matters today is that we had a guilty verdict and Nima Momeni is going away for a very long time.”.
