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id: 739a063869
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-10 02:38 PST
updated: 2026-11-10 16:34 PST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life for Bob Lee's killing

Nima Momeni was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years to life for the April 2023 stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee; a judge denied a new trial.

Section: [Public Safety](/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Nima Momeni](/wiki/nima-momeni.md), [Bob Lee](/wiki/bob-lee.md), [Cash App](/wiki/cash-app.md)

## Coverage

- [NBC Bay Area](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/bob-lee-killing/nima-momeni-sentenced-bob-lee-murder/4173726/), 2026-11-10 02:38 PST: Nima Momeni sentenced in 2023 killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco
- [SFGATE](https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/nima-momeni-sentencing-trial-22523747.php), 2026-11-10 13:15 PST: SF judge swats down new trial for Nima Momeni, Cash App creator Bob Lee's killer
- [Mission Local](https://missionlocal.org/2026/11/nima-momeni-sentenced-16-years-to-life/), 2026-11-10 14:09 PST: Bob Lee’s killer, Nima Momeni, gets 16 years to life for Cash App founder’s stabbing
- [CBS San Francisco](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/nima-momeni-cash-app-founder-bob-lee-san-francisco-murder-sentencing/), 2026-11-10 15:47 PST: Nima Momeni gets 16 years to life for murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco
- [SFist](https://sfist.com/2026/11/10/nima-momeni-denied-new-trial-finally-gets-sentenced-for-bob-lee-murder/), 2026-11-10 16:34 PST: Nima Momeni Denied New Trial, Finally Gets Sentenced for Bob Lee Murder

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