Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life for Bob Lee’s murder

Nima Momeni, the tech consultant convicted of second-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. The sentence closes a major stage of the case, in which the killing was initially used by prominent technology figures to criticise San Francisco’s safety and leadership before the circumstances were known.

Lee was found with multiple stab wounds in a downtown doorway and died in hospital; he had helped develop Cash App and Android and later worked at MobileCoin. Prosecutors said Momeni killed him after learning Lee had introduced his sister to drug dealers who abused her, while Momeni’s defence argued he acted in self-defence. Lee had cocaine, ketamine and alcohol in his system; the judge rejected Momeni’s request for a new trial, and his lawyers plan to appeal.