Cash App Founder Bob Lee Assassination Case Perpetrator Sentenced to 16 Years to Life in Prison

According to TechFlow, on November 11, CNN reported that Nima Momeni, the killer of Cash App founder Bob Lee, was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison in San Francisco on November 10, 2026.

Prosecutors alleged he premeditated the attack after his sister was sexually assaulted by a drug dealer introduced by Lee, driving Lee to a secluded location where he stabbed him three times (including the heart). The jury rejected the self-defense claim and did not uphold the first-degree murder charges. Judge Alexandra Gordon denied the request for a retrial, and the defense plans to appeal. Lee was 43 years old at the time and had previously served as CTO of Square and Chief Product Officer at MobileCoin.