Man sentenced for killing Cash App founder
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A tech consultant convicted of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee in 2023 has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.
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Back in December 2024, a San Francisco jury found Nima Momeni, 42, guilty of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing the 43-year-old tech guru under the Bay Bridge on April 4, 2023.
Prosecutors had alleged that Momeni plotted the attack because he was angry at Lee for introducing his younger sister, Khazar Elyassnia, to a drug dealer, who sexually assaulted her.
Momeni had allegedly blamed Lee for leaving his sister alone with the dealer who drugged her before the assault.
Killer’s sister had casual romance with Cash App founder
During the trial, jurors heard that Elyassnia, who’s married to a plastic surgeon, had a fling with Lee, with prosecutors showing flirtatious texts between the two.
Prosecutors alleged that Momeni lured Lee from Elyassnia’s luxury apartment to a secluded area under the Bay Bridge and stabbed him three times with a knife taken from his sister’s kitchen.
During the trial, Momeni testified that Lee was drugged up and acting aggressively when he attacked him with the knife, claiming that he acted in self-defence. He also said he was unaware that Lee was injured during their altercation.
Before delivering his sentence, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon rejected Momeni’s request for a new trial.
The Cash App founder’s daughter, Scout Lee, who was 14 at the time of her father’s death, spoke to the court before the ruling.
“My world was shattered,” a tearful Scout said, per SFGATE .
“Mr. Momeni, you didn’t just take my dad that day,” Scout said. “You took my best friend.”