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

SAN FRANCISCO — The tech consultant convicted in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee was sentenced Tuesday in San Francisco to 16 years to life in 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. He has remained in custody since his arrest nine days after the April 4, 2023, killing.

Before imposing the sentence, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon rejected Momeni’s request for a new trial. His attorneys have said they plan to appeal.

Members of Lee’s family addressed the court Tuesday. They included his 18-year-old daughter, Scout Lee, who spoke directly to Momeni.

“You did not just end his life; you ended an entire future built around a man,” she told Momeni, according to media reports.

Momeni, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, maintained that he acted in self-defense. He told Lee’s family that he understood their loss.

“Unfortunately, we have completely different understandings of what transpired,” Momeni said.

Lee, a renowned tech mogul, was found staggering on a deserted downtown street, dripping a trail of blood and calling for help. Lee, 43, later died at a hospital.

Prosecutors said…

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