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☆ Khazar Momeni, the sister of Bob Lee killing suspect, was arrested and accused of DUI after an alleged hit-and-run
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Khazar Momeni was arrested and charged with driving under the influence on Monday, SFPD said. Her brother is Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in murdering Cash App creator Bob Lee. Khazar Momeni, also known as Khazar Elyassnia, did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent to her husband. According to court records, Nima Momeni had confronted Lee about his sister prior to the stabbing. Friends of Lee later told The Wall Street Journal that he was having an affair with Khazar Momeni.

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☆ Suspect in Cash App founder Bob Lee's killing was suspected of stabbing 2 teens in 2005
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bob Lee's suspected killer was suspected of stabbing two teens in 2005. Nima Momeni is charged with stabbing Lee on April 4 in San FranciscoMomeni was investigated, but not charged in the earlier stabbings, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco, was suspected of stabbing two teenagers in what police believed was a drug dispute in 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported. Before the stabbing, Momeni approached Lee after learning the tech founder had been sleeping with his sister, prosecutors said in court. "Based on my investigation, there was no romantic or sexual relationship between (Khazar) and Bob," Canny told Insider at the time.

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CNN —The suspect in the stabbing death of CashApp founder Bob Lee was also accused of stabbing two teenagers in 2005, according to documents uncovered by the San Francisco Chronicle. Nima Momeni, 38, is accused of fatally stabbing Lee in April in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood. Momeni was also cited but not charged in a 2022 domestic battery incident, according to an April report from the San Francisco Chronicle. An autopsy report showed Lee, the 43-year-old mobile payment app founder, sustained knife wounds that pierced his heart and lung. According to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Lee and Momeni knew each other and were together throughout the evening leading up to the killing.

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☆ The man accused of killing CashApp founder Bob Lee just saw his defense lawyer leave the case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nima Momeni, who has pleaded not guilty in the murder of Bob Lee, has parted ways with his lawyer. Attorneys Saam Zangeneh and Bradford Cohen confirmed to Insider that they're now representing Momeni. Momeni's now-former attorney, Paula Canny, pulled out of the case at a hearing on Tuesday in San Francisco, according to multiple news reports, including by the San Francisco Chronicle. Momeni also has new lawyers now representing him: Saam Zangeneh, a criminal defense attorney in Miami, confirmed to Insider that he is representing Momeni along with Bradford Cohen, a criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Representatives for the San Francisco District Attorney's office did not immediately respond to Insider's emailed inquiries on Tuesday.

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☆ Cash App founder Bob Lee's accused killer Nima Momeni just pleaded not guilty
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered Cash App founder Bob Lee, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. San Francisco prosecutors had charged Momeni after his arrest last month in Emeryville, California. Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty on Thursday to San Francisco prosecutors' charge of murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee last month in downtown San Francisco. Momeni entered the plea at an arraignment in San Francisco state court, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. They alleged at the time that Momeni grilled Lee about Momeni's sister socializing with Lee.

☆ Cash App founder Bob Lee dated his murder suspect's ex-girlfriend before he started seeing his sister, friends said. The suspect's lawyer disputes claims of an affair.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Nima Momeni is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. At a later point, Lee began casually sleeping with Momeni's sister, Khazar, per WSJ. Prosecutors previously alleged in court documents that Momeni confronted Lee that night about his sister, Khazar, before the stabbing. Afterward, friends familiar with the matter said that Lee started sleeping with Khazar Momeni, who is married to Dino Elyassnia, a well-known San Francisco-based plastic surgeon. She told WSJ that, if anything, Lee may have been microdosing ketamine to treat depression.

☆ Cash App founder Bob Lee was part of an underground party scene of sex and drugs called 'The Lifestyle' prior to his death, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cash App founder Bob Lee was part of an underground sex, drug, and party scene for years prior to his death, WSJ reported. Friends and coworkers of Lee spoke to the Journal about the late tech executive's life. The report also provides new possible connections between Lee and his alleged killer, Nima Momeni. Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was killed in San Francisco in April, reportedly spent years participating in "The Lifestyle," an underground party scene known for recreational drugs and casual sex in San Francisco. The report also shed further light on the possible ties between Lee and his accused killer, tech consultant Nima Momeni.

☆ Cash App founder Bob Lee was having an affair with the sister of his alleged killer, friends say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cash App founder Bob Lee was having an affair with his accused killer's sister, Khazar Momeni, sources told WSJ. Khazar's brother, Nima Momeni, is in jail on murder charges in the fatal stabbing of Lee last month. Sources said Lee and Khazar were both part of "The Lifestyle," an underground San Francisco party scene. Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was stabbed to death last month, was having an affair with the sister of his alleged killer, Nima Momeni, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. According to witnesses at the scene, Lee told Nima that his sister had not taken any drugs and "nothing inappropriate had happened."

☆ Cash App creator Bob Lee's autopsy shows he died of 3 stab wounds. His suspected killer's defense is pointing to drugs found in his system.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cash App founder Bob Lee died from stab wounds that damaged his heart, a medical report reveals. Lee had himself called 911 after he was attacked in downtown San Francisco last month. The medical report states that the police officers attempted CPR when they found Lee, who had sustained wounds on his "left upper chest." (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool) (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)Canny told reporters outside the courtroom that Lee's toxicology report would factor in the case. Representatives for the San Francisco District Attorney's office did not respond to Insider's emailed request for comment on Tuesday.

CNN —Nima Momeni, the man accused of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco, intends to plead not guilty next week, his attorney said. “We believe that we have sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Momeni murdered Bob Lee,” Jenkins said. Alleged conversations between Lee and MomeniBob Lee cofounded the mobile payment service provider Cash App. Lee had told Momeni nothing inappropriate happened, according to the document. “Momeni forcefully grabbed her right upper arm and her right side waist area,” Officer Johnson wrote in the report, according to the Chronicle.

☆ Nima Momeni was cited with assault against a woman less than a year before he was arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nima Momeni faces a murder charge in connection to Cash App founder Bob Lee's death. Less than a year before, he was cited for simple assault of a woman, records show. Momeni had a few prior run-ins with police, including for driving with a suspended license and a DUI. Nima Momeni, 38, the tech consultant who was arrested on a murder charge in the stabbing of Cash App creator Bob Lee, was previously cited on suspicion of assault and battery, according to police records obtained by Insider. Records state that Momeni was subsequently cited and released on PC 242, the California penal code for assault and battery.

☆ Bob Lee: Suspect accused of killing CashApp founder had been cited in 2022 domestic battery incident but never charged, San Francisco Chronicle reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Taylor Romine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The suspect accused of killing CashApp founder Bob Lee was cited last year by police for misdemeanor battery, the San Francisco Chronicle reported exclusively Thursday. Lee, who cofounded the mobile payment service provider Cash App, was stabbed to death in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco early in the morning of April 4. Momeni was taken to the San Francisco County jail last week, where he was booked on one charge of murder. Dispatch records show she told police Momeni “grabbed her arm & pulled it, pushed her physically,” the paper reported. Police officers “indicated they cited and released Momeni on suspicion of battery almost an hour after the call came in,” the Chronicle said.

☆ Bob Lee killing suspect Nima Momeni is being monitored while in jail, but suspect's lawyer says calling it 'suicide watch' is 'dramatic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nima Momeni is in jail on a murder charge in the stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. His lawyer told Insider that Momeni was placed "in a safety protocol." Wu did not immediately respond to a follow-up inquiry on the circumstances that might have placed Momeni under watch. Lee was fatally stabbed on San Francisco street in the early morning of April 4. Prior to the stabbing, Lee was staying at 1 Hotel San Francisco, just a few blocks from Khazar's apartment.

☆ Humans have to get in the way of AI to make it more responsible
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Emilia David | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Humans are key to responsible AI. Calls to pause AI development centered around the need to make sure we were building responsible AI. But some Big Tech companies laid off responsible AI employees as part of the great cost-cutting sweeping the industry, possibly undermining the greatest tool against unfettered, unchecked AI. Those moves come right as society has come to understand what can happen if AI escapes its guardrails, making AI ethics more important than ever. Here's why humans will help bring responsible AI to fruition.

☆ The man accused of killing CashApp founder Bob Lee made a 'planned and deliberate attack,' prosecutors allege
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The man accused of killing Bob Lee planned the attack, prosecutors said in court papers. Momeni appeared in a San Francisco court Friday and is due to be arraigned on April 25. The man accused of killing CashApp founder Bob Lee planned the attack, prosecutors said in court documents released Friday. The San Francisco Police Department, which recovered a four-inch knife at the scene, arrested Momeni on Thursday. He appeared in a San Francisco court Friday and was scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge, but did not enter a plea after the hearing was postponed until April 25.

☆ Man Arrested in Cash App Founder Bob Lee’s Fatal Stabbing Set to Appear in Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The man arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing in San Francisco of Cash App founder Bob Lee is expected to appear in court on Friday. Nima Momeni , 38, was arrested Thursday morning and booked on a murder charge, according to San Francisco police.

☆ Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death after argument about the suspect's sister, court documents show
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Daniel Arkin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Flowers and cards left as people paying tribute to Bob Lee near the Portside apartment building in San Francisco, California, on April 7, 2023. Cash App founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed by an IT consultant near downtown San Francisco after the two men got into an argument over the suspect's sister, according to court documents obtained by NBC News on Friday. In the wake of the dispute, Momeni's sister sent a text to Lee, the documents show. The witness saw Momeni asking Lee whether Momeni's sister had been "doing drugs or anything inappropriate" earlier that day. Additional footage obtained by police shows the BMW heading to a "dark and secluded area" near downtown San Francisco.

☆ The tech consultant charged with murdering Bob Lee listed UC Berkeley as one of his schools. The university says it doesn't have a record of him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But there's no record of him going there, a representative for the school told Insider. Momeni was arrested on Thursday over the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco. But a representative for UC Berkeley told Insider that they couldn't find records that a Nima Momeni went to the elite institution. "We do not have a match for that name, meaning no record of graduation or attendance," the representative told Insider. Momeni also started the IT consulting company Expand IT, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

☆ Tech Executive Was Left to ‘Slowly Die’ After Stabbing, Prosecutors Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Sharon Lafraniere | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The man accused of killing the tech executive Bob Lee on a secluded San Francisco street this month stabbed him three times with a kitchen knife, prosecutors said in court documents released on Friday. The accused assailant, Nima Momeni, 38, had argued with Mr. Lee about whether anything “inappropriate” had happened between Mr. Lee, 43, and Mr. Momeni’s younger sister, prosecutors said, describing details of the police investigation in a motion to hold Mr. Momeni without bail. During a brief court hearing on Friday morning, Mr. Momeni’s arraignment was put off until later this month. Prosecutors said that Mr. Momeni, a tech consultant and entrepreneur, stabbed Mr. Lee, who was instrumental in creating the mobile payment service Cash App, on April 4 with the four-inch blade of a kitchen knife, including once through the heart. He then threw the knife in a parking lot and raced away, leaving Mr. Lee, 43, “to slowly die,” the motion states.

☆ Tech consultant Nima Momeni's attorney is on vacation, delaying a court date in the case of Bob Lee's killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Momeni's lawyer, Paula Canny, is on vacation, Canny's brother and fellow attorney told the court. The arraignment was posposted to April 25 after a brief hearing in San Francisco state court. That's because Momeni's attorney, Paula Canny, is on vacation, her brother and fellow attorney Robert Canny told the court. A representative for the San Francisco District Attorney's office did not respond to emailed requests for comment on Friday. The 38-year-old Momeni was arrested in Emeryville, California, the San Francisco police department said at a press conference on Thursday.

☆ Bob Lee's final hours involved a concerned text from suspect's sister and an argument with suspect, court documents show
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

According to court records, Lee and the suspect argued about the suspect's sister. Lee had been out with the suspect's sister the night prior to the stabbing, per the report. Momeni and Lee had a disagreement about Momeni's sister, and his sister texted Lee the night prior to the stabbing, after they had hung out with a group. "Just wanted to make sure your doing ok Cause [I] know nima came wayyyyyy down hard on you," Momeni's sister wrote to Lee after the argument happened, according to the documents. "Thank you for being such a classy man handling it with class," she texted Lee.

☆ Family of Cash App founder Bob Lee thanks police ‘for bringing his killer to justice’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The family of murdered Cash App founder Bob Lee issued a statement Thursday thanking the San Francisco Police Department “for bringing his killer to Justice” after the arrest of Nima Momeni. Law enforcement described Momeni as a 38-year-old man from Emeryville, California and said Momeni and Lee knew one another, but didn’t provide further details about their connection. Lee was stabbed to death in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco early in the morning of April 4th. “Every day around the world, people interact with technology that Bob helped create. Bob will live on through these interactions and his dreams of improving all of our lives,” the statement reads.

☆ California prosecutors suggest Cash App founder was slain in dispute over suspect's sister
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old founder of software company Expand IT, appears before Judge Christine Van Aken, accused of the stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in a courtroom sketch in San Francisco, California, U.S. April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Vicki BehringerApril 14 (Reuters) - The tech executive charged with stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death in San Francisco confronted him earlier in the evening about his ties to the suspect's younger sister, prosecutors said on Friday in court documents that outlined a possible motive. Momeni, founder of the Bay Area software company Expand IT, briefly appeared in a San Francisco courtroom on Friday, where a judge postponed his arraignment until April 25. The sister and her husband both attended Momeni's court hearing on Friday. Block Inc-owned (SQ.N) Cash App allows users to transfer money through a mobile application, which the company touts as an alternative to traditional banking services.

Bob Lee, Cash App founder and chief product officer at crypto company MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco in early April. A suspect was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing in San Francisco of Cash App founder Bob Lee, police said, more than a week after the tech executive’s death shocked Silicon Valley. Nima Momeni , 38, was arrested by San Francisco police Thursday morning and booked on a murder charge, said Bill Scott , the San Francisco police chief.

San Francisco police arrested Nima Momeni on Thursday and charged him in the murder of Bob Lee. San Francisco police arrested a tech consultant named Nima Momeni on Thursday on a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Cash App creator Bob Lee. Friends and acquaintances 'can't imagine it'Alex Pourshayegan, who has known Momeni since he was a teenager working in Pourshayegan's window and glass store, told Insider Momeni is a "very likeable kind of guy." Two people who hired Momeni as an IT vendor told Insider that he was competent, professional and unassuming. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said her office is planning to file a motion to detain the suspect without bail.

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