Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life for killing Bob Lee

Tech consultant Nima Momeni has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee. The Guardian, ABC7 Bay Area, KTVU, Mission Local, and CBS News all reported the sentence, which covers the 2023 stabbing death of Lee in San Francisco. [1][2][3][4][5]

Momeni, who is 42 years old, has been held in the San Francisco county jail since late April 2023 following his arrest in connection with the fatal stabbing. Family members from both families, as well as Momeni himself, spoke during the sentencing hearing. [1]

During the court proceedings, Lee's daughter Scout Lee, who was 14 years old when her father died, delivered a statement to the judge about the impact of her father's death. [1]

Lee was a software engineer and businessman who served as the chief technology officer of Square and helped create Cash App, a digital wallet service launched in 2013 by Block, Incorporated. At the time of his death, he was serving as the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency company MobileCoin. [1][6][7]