By Promise Eze
A 38-year-old tech executive in San Francisco has been arrested over the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, whose killing sent shockwaves through the tech community.
Nima Momeni, the founder of software company Expand IT, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murdering Lee, who was stabbed to death in downtown San Francisco last week.
It would be recalled that Lee died after an apparent stabbing in San Francisco last week Tuesday.
The tech exec jailed for the fatal stabbing of CashApp founder Bob Lee has a previous arrest for carrying a switchblade – and potentially lied about attending a prestigious Bay Area school.
Facing a murder charge for the high-profile stabbing, Iranian-American tech consultant Nima Momeni was arrested on Thursday, nine days after Lee’s April 4 stabbing sent shockwaves throughout the Bay Area.
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott told a news conference that Momeni and Lee were known to each other but declined to discuss a possible motive or why the two men were together on the night in question.
Lee’s killing shocked California’s startup community and reignited debate about public safety in San Francisco, with Tesla founder Elon Musk decrying the violent crime situation in the city as “horrific”.
A well-known figure in California’s tech scene, Lee helped to develop Google’s Android platform while working at the search engine giant.
Lee later went on to co-found Cash App, an alternative to traditional banking, while working as the chief technology officer for Square, now known as Block. In 2021, Lee joined MobileCoin as Chief Product Officer.
Momeni is expected to appear in court on Friday.
Momeni’s LinkedIn profile describes himself as an IT consultant and entrepreneur. California business filings with the state list Momeni as the chief executive officer, secretary and chief financial officer of the information technology consulting business Expand IT.
