SAN FRANCISCO — The tech consultant convicted in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee was sentenced Tuesday in San Francisco to 16 years to life to prison.
\n\nA jury in December 2024 found Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder, rejecting the defendant’s claim that he had acted in self-defense. He has remained in custody since his arrest nine days after the April 4, 2023, killing.
\n\nBefore imposing the sentence, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gordon rejected Momeni’s request for a new trial. His attorneys have said they plan to appeal.
\n\nMembers of Lee’s family addressed the court Tuesday. They included his 18-year-old daughter, Scout Lee, who spoke directly to Momeni.
\n\n“You did not just end his life; you ended an entire future built around a man,” she told Momeni, according to media reports.
\n\nMomeni, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, maintained that he acted in self-defense. He told Lee’s family that he understood their loss.
\n\n“Unfortunately, we have completely different understandings of what transpired,” Momeni said.
\n\nLee, a renowned tech mogul, was found staggering on a deserted downtown street, dripping a trail of blood and calling for help. Lee, 43, later died at a hospital.
\n\nProsecutors said…
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