Tech consultant found guilty of stabbing Cash App executive to death
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A tech consultant has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the brutal fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. IT consultant Nima Momeni, 40, was convicted by a San Francisco jury on Tuesday in the stabbing that happened in an empty downtown street last year.
![[Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom at the Hall of Justice for his arraignment in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool) 12040261 Tech executive charged with stabbing to death Cash App founder Bob Lee was seen gleaming in the courtroom]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_154370898-6f89.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The jury acquitted Momeni of first-degree murder, which was his initial charge. They deliberated for two days after closing arguments. Momeni appeared to show no emotion as his verdict was read, NBC Bay Area reported. Lee’s ex-wife, Kirsta Lee, said she was ‘very happy’ with the verdict and embraced his father, Richard Lee, while tearing up.
![[Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Kuroda/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (13919662g) Nima Momeni, the suspect who has been charged with murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee is in court on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in San Francisco, Calif. | Paul Kuroda for The Standard/POOL MomeniArraignment051823, San Francisco, New York, U.S. - 18 May 2023]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_156589271-640f.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘Bob was here with us today for sure,’ she said. ‘I can feel him.’. The victim’s brother, Oliver Lee, said of Momeni: ‘He’s going to be in jail for a long time. Now we can start healing.’. Lee, 43, co-founded the digital wallet company Cash App in 2013 and was serving as chief product officer of the cryptocurrency startup MobileCoin when he was killed on April 4, 2023.
![[Nima Momeni, right, hugs his attorney, Paula Canny, before exiting the courtroom after an appearance at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Momeni has been charged with murder in the death of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_153355539-5b9c.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Cops found Lee, who called 911, bleeding from the hip and heart at a doorway near Oracle Park. He died shortly after at a nearby hospital. Momeni was arrested 10 days after the stabbing. He had moved from San Francisco to Miami but was visiting and partying at a Millennium Tower condominium hours earlier.
