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A San Francisco court has sentenced Nima Momeni to 16 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. The tech consultant learned his fate on Tuesday, more than a year and a half after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder. That jury, which delivered its verdict in December 2024, rejected Momeni's claim that he had acted in self-defense.
He has been in custody since his arrest, which came nine days after the killing on April 4, 2023. Before passing sentence, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon turned down Momeni's request for a new trial. His attorneys have said they plan to appeal.
Lee was 43 when he died, having been found staggering on a deserted downtown street, dripping a trail of blood and calling for help. He later died at a hospital. Prosecutors said Momeni planned the attack, driving Lee to an isolated spot under the Bay Bridge and stabbing him three times, including once to the heart, with a knife he took from his sister's kitchen.
They said Momeni was angry with Lee for introducing his younger sister to a drug dealer, who, she says, gave her GHB and other drugs and…
