# Killer of CashApp founder learns fate for brutal SF murder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/killer-of-cashapp-founder-learns-fate-for-brutal-sf-murder/
- Published: 2026-11-10T23:10:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T00:37:30+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/nima-momeni-found-guilty-in-killing-of-cashapp-founder-in-2023/
- Topics: Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Momeni received 16 years to life for Lee’s murder.
- Lee was killed beneath San Francisco’s Bay Bridge in April 2023.
- Prosecutors linked the killing to a dispute involving Momeni’s sister.

## Summary

Nima Momeni has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the 2023 murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco. The sentence follows Momeni’s conviction for second-degree murder and concludes a high-profile case involving a prominent figure in the technology industry.

Lee was stabbed beneath the Bay Bridge in the early hours of 4 April 2023. Prosecutors said Momeni targeted him over events involving his sister, Khazar Elyassnia, and argued that he lured Lee away from her apartment before the killing. California law sets a base sentence of 15 years to life for second-degree murder; a deadly weapon enhancement added a year.

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