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Cash App founder Bob Lee’s alleged killer to plead ‘Not Guilty’ his attorney said as he obtains extension for arraignment – hints relationship with Nima Memoni’s married sister at heart of an angry row between the pair

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Cash App founder Bob Lee&&num;8217&semi;s alleged killer appeared at a San Francisco court Tuesday to be arraigned for murder&comma; but his attorneys argued successfully&comma; for an extension <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Lee&comma; 42&comma; was stabbed to death on a downtown street&comma; in the early hours of April 4&comma; during a visit to San Francisco&comma; allegedly by Nima Momeni&comma; 38 <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Friends say he was romantically involved with Nima Momeni&&num;8217&semi;s younger sister Khazar Momeni who is married to celebrity plastic surgeon Dino Elyassnia <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Prosecution allege the relationship between Lee and Khazar Momeni led to a blazing row between the victim and her brother&comma; which led to Momeni fatally stabbing Lee in his BMW<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Friends allege Khazar Momeni has a drug problem &&num;8211&semi; Bob Lee and Khazar reportedly&comma; visited the home of a drug dealer on the day before his murder <&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>&&num;8216&semi;He’s gonna plead not guilty&comma; and he’s gonna deny the special allegation and absolutely the plea will be not guilty&&num;8217&semi;&comma; his attorney Paula Canny said <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2e2728&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>While family and friends turned up to support the defendant&comma; his <strong><strong><strong>married sister<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;strong>&comma; who may yet form the defense centerpiece being<strong> at the heart of an angry row between the men&comma; was noticeably absent<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Nima-Momeni-in-court-6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438478" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"542"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Murder suspect Nima Momeni Momeni said nothing in court during his brief arraignment on Tuesday morning&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s accused of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee appeared in a downtown San Francisco street on April 4  <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Nima Momeni&comma; the man accused of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee appeared in a San Francisco court today as more details surrounding the case against him emerged&period; <br>Lee was <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;05&sol;tech-executive-and-cashapp-creator-bob-lee-43-stabbed-to-death-in-downtown-san-francisco&sol;">murdered in the early hours of April 4<&sol;a> while visiting San Francisco from Miami&comma; where he moved last year with his family&period; <br>Prosecutors have charged Momeni&comma; an IT entrepreneur&comma; with his death&period; He is the older brother of Khazar Momeni&comma; known as Tina to her friends&comma; who had a close friendship with Lee&period;  <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Nima-Momeni-5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438479" width&equals;"803" height&equals;"1128"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Nima Momeni appeared in court on Tuesday April 25&comma; to be arraigned on murder charges&comma; but his attorneys successfully pushed for an extension &&num;8211&semi; &&num;8216&semi;He’s gonna plead not guilty&comma; and he’s gonna deny the special allegation and absolutely the plea will be not guilty&&num;8217&semi;&comma; his attorney Paula Canny said <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The suspect who made his <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;14&sol;nima-momeni-38-appears-in-court-charged-with-knifing-to-death-cash-app-founder-bob-lee-after-argument-in-car-spilled-out-onto-san-francisco-street-at-230am-pair-allegedly-argued-over-victim&sol;">first court appearance on April 14<&sol;a>&comma; was was due to be arraigned today April 25&comma; but his attorneys successfully pushed for an extension&period; <br>His defense attorney Paula Carney has indicated that her client will plead not guilty when the time comes&comma; but that they haven&&num;8217&semi;t yet been shown prosecutors&&num;8217&semi; evidence against Momeni&period; <br>He is due back in court next week&period; <br>More than a dozen of Lee&&num;8217&semi;s relatives &&num;8211&semi; including his children &&num;8211&semi; were in the courtroom today for the hearing&comma; but Momeni&&num;8217&semi;s sister&comma; who showed up in support last week&comma; was noticeably absent&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Nima-Momeni-in-court-7&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438480" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"600"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The 38-year-old before he left the courtroom&comma; hugged his attorney Paula Canny who said she is not is not convinced by the surveillance footage she has seen &&num;8211&semi; which purportedly implicates her client <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Momeni&&num;8217&semi;s defense attorney&comma; Paula Canny&comma; said she is not convinced by the surveillance footage she has seen&colon; &&num;8216&semi;He’s gonna plead not guilty&comma; and he’s gonna deny the special allegation and absolutely the plea will be not guilty&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I don’t think you can see anything in the videos&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Carney said after his appearance&period; <br>Prosecutors had claimed the videos showed Momeni stabbing Lee in his BMW after driving him to a secluded part of town in the early hours of April 4&period; <br>Defense however said the footage was dark and difficult to make out&period;  <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Bob-Lee-and-Khazar-Momeni-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438476"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Bob Lee and Khazar Momeni visited the home of a drug dealer on the day before his murder&comma; according to new court claims&period; Friends have claimed Khazar was romantically involved with Lee despite being married to plastic surgeon Dino Elyassnia&comma; and one alleged that she had a drug problem <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Friends have claimed Khazar was romantically involved with Lee despite being married to plastic surgeon Dino Elyassnia&comma; and one alleged in a recent interview with <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sfstandard&period;com&sol;criminal-justice&sol;bob-lee-killing-what-role-did-drugs-play-in-sf-slaying-of-tech-exec&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">The San Francisco Standard <&sol;a>that she had a drug problem&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;She was basically asking me to buy drugs with my money&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Samira Kuduzovi&comma; who was friends with her&comma; said&period; <br>Police sources say that on the day of his murder&comma; Lee and Khazar visited the home of a man who has a criminal record for dealing drugs&period; <br>It&&num;8217&semi;s unclear if they purchased any from him that day&period; A previously-filed court motion says the trio were &&num;8216&semi;drinking&&num;8217&semi; at his home&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Paula-Canny-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438483" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"594"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Defense attorney Paula Canny&comma; representing Nima Momeni&comma; speaking to reporters outside of a courtroom at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco&comma; after obtaining an extension Tuesday&comma; said her client would not be entering a guilty plea<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;1500-Mission-St-San-Francisco&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438486" width&equals;"843" height&equals;"561"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>On April 3&comma; Lee and Momeni visited an apartment at 1500 Mission St&period; Police say they were visiting a man with a prior conviction for selling drugs&comma; but could not confirm that they purchased any drugs <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Khazar-Momeni-with-her-husband-Dino-Elyassnia-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438488" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"1087"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Khazar Momeni with her husband&comma; plastic surgeon Dino Elyassnia&comma; at her brother&&num;8217&semi;s first court appearance on April 14&period; Her friends allege she was in a relationship with Lee&comma; that she also has a drug problem&period; The Lee liaison appeared to bother her brother Nima <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The man in question has not been named&period;  <br>The apparent connection to drugs ties into an earlier claim that Lee argued with Nima Momeni about Khazar hours before the stabbing&period; <br>It was claimed by friends that Nima was concerned his sister was wrapped up in a bad crowd and had been using drugs&period;<br>Lee&comma; according to the friends&comma; assured him she was not&period; <br>Robert Canny&comma; an attorney spoke on behalf of Khazar Momeni and her husband at her brother&&num;8217&semi;s first court appearance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Nima-Momeni-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-437463" width&equals;"758" height&equals;"763"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Nima Momeni has been charged with murdering Bob Lee in an rage after grilling him about his relationship with his sister&period; His attorneys however&comma; dispute the evidence of video evidence that purports to have caught him committing the crime<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Authorities have not released any further details regarding illicit substances being involved in the case&period; <br>Canny&comma; the attorney representing Nima&comma; previously suggested police had arrested he wrong person&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Clearly they seem to think they have enough to make an arrest&comma; but I haven&&num;8217&semi;t seen it&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;So&comma; until I see it and analyze it&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;m gonna say they&&num;8217&semi;ve made a mistake&period; There isn&&num;8217&semi;t enough &lbrack;to hold him&rsqb;&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;My client is a super nice person&comma; his family loves him and supports him&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;There&&num;8217&semi;s so much more to this&comma; a much greater back story than what has been disclosed at all in the government&&num;8217&semi;s pleading&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Carney said in an interview with NBC News&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Khazar-Momeni-text-to-Bob-Lee-love-you-&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-438495" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"1055"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Pointing to the likely defense path &&num;8211&semi; Police found a text on Bob Lee&&num;8217&semi;s phone from Khazar where she told him she &&num;8216&semi;love you&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">She told The San Francisco Standard she was looking into drug use as a &&num;8216&semi;theme&&num;8217&semi; as part of her defense&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;We are actively investigating the background of the conduct of all the parties for the three or four days before the incident&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;A common theme that I’m seeing is heavy illegal narcotics use&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period; <br>Local officials in San Francisco celebrated Momeni&&num;8217&semi;s arrest and the fact he and Lee knew each other&period;<br>They were eager to play down fears that Lee&&num;8217&semi;s death was yet another example of the random violence plaguing the city&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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