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Cash App creator Bob Lee’s killer found guilty of second-degree murder
A San Francisco jury has delivered a verdict in the trial surrounding the stabbing death of Bob Lee, the founder and former CTO of MobileCoin, and creator of Cash App. Nima Momeni, 32, has been found guilty of second-degree murder.
Lee was fatally stabbed on the streets of downtown San Francisco in April 2023. During the trial, prosecutors painted a dramatic picture of Lee’s final days, which included a two-day drug binge with Khazar Momeni, the sister of his murderer.
Prosecutors alleged that Lee’s friend and drug dealer had sexually assaulted Khazar during the escapade, leading to a heated exchange in which Nima ultimately stabbed Lee with a kitchen knife from his sister’s home. The jury found Momeni not guilty of first-degree murder, concluding that the murder was not premeditated.
The punishment for first-degree murder is often harsher than the punishment for second-degree murder, but both typically come with lengthy prison sentences.
Source: techcrunch.com
