Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

(17 Dec 2024)
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San Francisco - 17 December 2024
1. People exiting courtroom
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Oliver Lee, Brother of Bob Lee:
"First off we, we're happy with the result today. We're happy that Nima Momeni will not be on the streets and no longer has the opportunity to harm anybody else in this world. The verdict of murder two will put him away for a long time. This case was extremely hard to prove because it was just Nima's word versus my brother's word, which he's not here to be able for anybody to be able to hear those words."
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Oliver Lee, Brother of Bob Lee:
"We're extremely thankful. Thankful to the district attorney's office. We're extremely thankful for the jury. We think justice was done here today."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco District Attorney:
"I have to say that we share the relief in this verdict. We truly want to collectively thank the jury for their service. We know that this was a very long commitment of their time, that there was a lot coming at them as far as evidence and the fact that they took the time that they needed to deliberate and reach this verdict means a great deal not only to us, but as we know us most especially to this family."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mahnaz Tayarani, Mother of Nima Momeni:
"Well, I think that the verdict is not a fair verdict. He was doing in self-defense. They are questioning the entire self-defense, under, you know the entire self-defense is going under a question mark. So that means nothing. What people should do when they are being attacked. My son is not the person that they think."
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STORYLINE:
A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, which carries a sentence of 16 years to life.

Jurors took seven days to deliver their verdict against Nima Momeni in the April 4, 2023, death of Lee, a beloved tech mogul who was found staggering on a deserted downtown street, dripping a trail of blood and calling for help. Lee, 43, later died at a hospital.

“We think justice was done here today,” the victim’s brother, Tim Oliver Lee, told reporters. “What matters today is that we had a guilty verdict and Nima Momeni is going away for a very long time.”

Prosecutors said Momeni planned the attack on Lee, driving him to an isolated spot under the Bay Bridge and stabbing him three times with a knife he took from his sister’s kitchen. They say Momeni was angry with Lee for introducing his younger sister to a drug dealer she says gave her GHB and other drugs and then sexually assaulted her.

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