Consultant found guilty of murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee

Nima Momeni has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of notable financial technology figure Bob Lee. Momeni, an IT consultant and entrepreneur, faces 16 years to life in prison. Lee, best known as the creator and founder of Cash App, was fatally stabbed in April 2023 in San Francisco. Momeni was arrested as a suspect nine days later.

The autopsy report revealed that Lee was under the influence of cocaine, alcohol and ketamine at the time of his death. That night he had been in the company of Momeni and his sister, Khazar Momeni. Prosecutors argued that Momeni attacked Lee on the street after discovering that an associate of Lee’s had drugged and assaulted her. Momeni’s legal team said he acted in self-defense and was unaware that Lee was injured in the altercation.

Most recently, Lee had been the chief product officer of cryptocurrency operation MobileCoin. He previously held an executive position at Square and played a role in the development of the Android mobile operating system at Google.