Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder for killing of CashApp founder Bob Lee
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Nima Momeni, seen in 2023, was found guilty of murdering CashApp founder Bob Lee San Francisco prosecutors argued that Momeni planned the attack and stabbed Lee three times after hearing that Lee’s drug dealer friend plied Momeni’s younger sister with GHB and other drugs then sexually assaulted her. open image in gallery Krista Lee, the ex-wife of Cash App founder Bob Lee, listens during a news conference at the Hall of Justice following Nima Momeni's murder trial In his first public statements about the events leading to Lee’s death, Momeni testified in his own defense last month, telling the court that he had joked to Lee that he might want to spend his final night in San Francisco with family rather than trying to find a strip club. open image in gallery Bob Lee, who founded the Cash App, was stabbed to death in San Francisco on April 4, 2023 Reinstedt mocked Momeni’s defense as he walked jurors through weeks of evidence. Zangeneh questioned why the old “beat-up” paring knife used in the stabbing was not introduced into evidence so jurors could see it in detail Zangeneh did not dwell on details of the attack, but instead attacked the credibility of one of Lee’s friends who testified that hours before the stabbing, Momeni grilled Lee over the phone about what happened to his sister while at the drug dealer’s apartment.