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Nima Momeni Convicted of Murdering Bob Lee in San Francisco
- CashApp founder Lee was revered by Bay Area tech community
- Momeni faces possible life in prison for 2023 stabbing death
Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom for his arraignment in San Francisco in 2023.
Photographer: Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle/AP PhotoAn acquaintance of Cash App founder Bob Lee was found guilty of murdering him on a downtown San Francisco street in April 2023 and faces the possibility of life in prison.
A jury rejected Nima Momeni’s claim that he had stabbed Lee in self-defense after Lee, high on drugs and sleep-deprived, tried to attack him with a knife. Tuesday’s verdict follows about a week of jury deliberations and a high-profile trial that featured more than a month of witness testimony.