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What simply occurred? A San Francisco jury has actually founded guilty business owner Nima Momeni of second-degree murder for the deadly stabbing of Bob Lee, the creator of the extremely popular Cash App, in April in 2015. The guilty decision, which followed 7 days of extreme considerations, implies Momeni deals with 15 years to life in jail.
The six-week trial revealed information surrounding the grisly night in San Francisco's Rincon Hill area before Lee was found unconscious in the early hours of April 4, 2023.
Lee had 2 stab injuries to the chest. He later on passed away at the health center, with an autopsy exposing he had alcohol, ketamine, and drug in his system.
According to CBS News, district attorneys argued that Momeni, disturbed that Lee had actually presented the business owner's sibling Khazar to a male who provided her the drug GHB, took a kitchen area knife and assaulted Lee in a rage. Momeni's defense declared he acted in self-defense after Lee apparently lunged at him with a knife throughout a heated disagreement over a “bad joke” about Lee's household.
In a courtroom scene after the decision, Lee's bro Oliver revealed relief, specifying, “We're delighted that Nima Momeni will not be on the streets, no longer has the chance to damage anybody else.” Momeni's mom Mahnaz Tayarani decried a “not reasonable trial,” insisted her child is innocent, and promised to appeal the conviction.
The sentencing date for Momeni will be set at a hearing on January 10.
While little was formerly understood about Momeni, he was referred to as a “tech business owner” throughout the trial. His LinkedIn profile exposes he is the owner of Expand IT, a Bay Area business he began in 2010 to supply IT options to regional companies.
Bob Lee functioned as the CTO of mobile payment business Square (now Block) to establish its Android app, and established Cash App, which permits users to move money to others and make market financial investments. He formerly operated at Google throughout the early Android years.
The killing and guilty decision have actually sparked disputes about San Francisco's security. Even Elon Musk weighed in 2015, responding to a post on X in referral to the Lee case that “violent criminal offense in SF is dreadful.”
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