A San Francisco court sentenced tech consultant Nima Momeni to 16 years to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. The verdict follows a December 2024 jury finding of second-degree murder, which rejected Momeni's self-defense claim regarding the 2023 incident.
Prosecutors stated that Momeni stabbed Lee three times with a knife after becoming angry over Lee introducing Momeni's sister to a drug dealer. One blow pierced Lee's heart, and he died at the hospital at age 43. At the time of his death, Lee served as chief product officer at crypto company MobileCoin and had created the mobile payment service Cash App.
Momeni has been in custody since his arrest following the April 2023 attack. The judge denied his motion for a new trial prior to sentencing, and his legal team plans to appeal the decision.
