Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of noted fintech figure Bob Lee. Momeni, an IT consultant and entrepreneur, is serving 16 years to life in prison. Best known as the creator and founder of Cash App, Lee was fatal stabbed in April 2023 in San Francisco. Moments was arrested as suspected nine days later.
The autopsy report revealed that Lee was under the influence of cocaine, alcohol and ketamine at the time of his death. He had been in the company of Momeni and his sister, Khazar Momeni, that night. Prosecutors argued that Mr. Momeni attacked Lee in the street after discovering that an associate of Lee’s had drugged and assaulted Ms. Momeni. Momeni’s legal team said he acted in self-defense and was unaware Lee was injured in their altercation.
Most recently, Lee had been the product manager for cryptocurrency operation MobileCoin. He previously held an executive position at Square and played a role in the development of the Android mobile operating system at Google.
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2024-12-17 19:24:30
