Nehme Momeni was convicted of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee

Neama Momeni, former technical advisor at the centre Bob Lee murder casewas found guilty of the death of the Cash App founder.

On Tuesday, after deliberating for seven days, the jury acquitted Momeni of first-degree murder, but convicted him of second-degree murder. NBC reports. As a result, he faces 16 years to life in prison.

Lee, who was 43 at the time of his death, was found bleeding from his home Stabs On the streets of San Francisco one morning last April. He later died in hospital.

In the days following his death, San Francisco’s elite used the murder as an opportunity to denounce local crime, with many assuming the tech executive was murdered by a low-level criminal. Elon Musk immediately used Lee’s death to make a political point, Post it on social media “The violent crimes in San Francisco are horrific, and even if the attackers are caught, they are often released immediately.”

but, It was soon discovered That Lee was actually attacked by Momeni – another white-collar tech worker. Before his arrest, Momeni ran a company called Expand IT, based in the Gulf region, which… It has been described As an IT consulting company.

Prosecutors allege the killing occurred after a dispute between Lee and Momeni over Momeni’s sister, Khazar Momeni, whom Lee also knew. Prosecutors allege Moumni was as well Under the impression That Khazar was sexually assaulted by a man Lee introduced to her.

On the night of the murder, Lee and Momeni spent some time at Khazar’s flat, before leaving in a Nima BMW at around 2am. Prosecutors say Momeni then drove Lee to an isolated location and stabbed him three times, including once in the heart.

Momeni’s lawyers told a different story, claiming that Momeni acted in self-defense and that it was Lee who, in a drugged state, reacted badly to a joke Momeni made at his expense and pulled a knife on him. Momeni claimed that a fight ensued, as the two men struggled to get the knife, after which Lee left the car. He told the jury he did not realize Lee had been stabbed.

“We believe justice was served here today,” Tim Oliver Lee, Lee’s brother, said. He was quoted as saying. “What matters today is that a guilty verdict has been issued against us and that the blessing of my faith will disappear for a very long time.”