An IT consultant fatally stabbed Lee, who founded the popular money transfer service, after an argument about the suspect's sister, prosecutors said.
A San Francisco jury on Tuesday convicted IT consultant Nima Momeni in the 2023 fatal stabbing of tech executive Bob Lee, a killing that led to concern about street crime in the city — but which actually occurred after a personal dispute.
The jury acquitted Momeni of first-degree murder but found him guilty of second-degree murder.
A verdict was reached Monday but read out Tuesday after deliberations started Dec. 4. The jury had been asked to consider first-degree murder with an enhancement of using a deadly weapon, NBC Bay Area reported.
Momeni appeared unemotional as the verdict was read, as did his lead attorney, who joined the hearing via Zoom, the station reported.
Momeni faces 16 years to life in prison, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said.
Lee, 43, the founder of the popular money transfer service Cash App, was found stabbed early April 4, 2023, near downtown San Francisco. He was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries.
