Tech Entrepreneur Found Guilty of Cash App Founder Bob Lee's Murder (bbc.com) 13
A San Francisco jury convicted tech entrepreneur Nima Momeni of second-degree murder for the April 2023 stabbing death of Cash App's founder Bob Lee. He faces 15 years to life in prison. The BBC reports: Momeni was found not guilty of the more serious charge of first-degree murder, which denotes a pre-meditated killing. [...] The six-week trial featured dramatic testimony, and details of Mr Lee's drug-fueled final night. According to prosecutors, Momeni stabbed Mr Lee with a kitchen paring knife because he was upset that he had introduced his sister, Khazar Momeni, to a man who gave her GHB, a so-called date rape drug.
Like the prosecution, Nima Momeni's defense team said he had been partying with his sister and Mr Lee on the night of his murder. But they said Momeni had been acting in self-defense. Mr Lee, Momeni said, had lunged at him with a knife over what Momeni described as a "bad joke" at the expense of Mr Lee's family, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Prosecutors pushed back on this account, asking why Momeni did not report the incident to the police or tell anyone that Mr Lee had allegedly attacked him.
Autopsy reports indicated that Mr Lee was under the influence of alcohol, ketamine and cocaine at the time of his death. Defense attorneys argued that a pattern of drug use had made Mr Lee aggressive. "We are victims of drug abuse," Momeni's mother, Mahnaz Tayarani, told reporters outside the courtroom on Tuesday. "I know my son... This is not a fair trial." Ms Tayarani said her son would appeal against the conviction.
Like the prosecution, Nima Momeni's defense team said he had been partying with his sister and Mr Lee on the night of his murder. But they said Momeni had been acting in self-defense. Mr Lee, Momeni said, had lunged at him with a knife over what Momeni described as a "bad joke" at the expense of Mr Lee's family, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Prosecutors pushed back on this account, asking why Momeni did not report the incident to the police or tell anyone that Mr Lee had allegedly attacked him.
Autopsy reports indicated that Mr Lee was under the influence of alcohol, ketamine and cocaine at the time of his death. Defense attorneys argued that a pattern of drug use had made Mr Lee aggressive. "We are victims of drug abuse," Momeni's mother, Mahnaz Tayarani, told reporters outside the courtroom on Tuesday. "I know my son... This is not a fair trial." Ms Tayarani said her son would appeal against the conviction.
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Why is your daughter hanging out alone with the person that drugged her? She is a victim and that should not happen.
How do you know which person will drug her beforehand? Most people won't, but figuring out which one will is not easy.
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Why is your daughter hanging out alone with the person that drugged her? She is a victim and that should not happen.
Why are you blaming the victim? She is a victim and that should not happen.
wrong, but understandable (Score:4, Interesting)
Prosecutors alleged Momeni planned the attack and drove Lee to an isolated spot before stabbing him because he was angry at Lee for introducing his younger sister to a drug dealer who gave her drugs and assaulted her
I admit I would be angry about that, too.
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Yeah, but why wouldn't he kill the drug dealer? He chose a victim that was weak instead of the one that was most culpable.
Re: wrong, but understandable (Score:2)
Re: wrong, but understandable (Score:2)
Absolutely true. This seems to be common among murderers. Their targets are often confused between those that are actually culpable and those that cross them in a moment of rage.
Blood Type: Executive (Score:2)
Autopsy reports indicated that Mr Lee was under the influence of alcohol, ketamine and cocaine at the time of his death
Executive tested positive for executive blood :-P
Guice (Score:2)
Unclear description of what happened. (Score:2)
Who is related to the woman? Which he is he?
"He was partying with his sister, and he didn't like that he had introduced his sister to someone who gave her GHB".
And this is a great reason to just have everyone record everything. Then we wouldn't need to rely on the killer's explanation for why they killed.