Convicted killer Nima Momeni sues media, including The Standard, for $17M – The San Francisco Standard
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Momeni is in a San Francisco County jail for the second-degree murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Nima Momeni, the man convicted last December of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee, has filed a $17 million lawsuit against several media organizations — including The San Francisco Standard — alleging defamation and civil rights violations related to coverage of his case.
In a complaint filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, Momeni is listed as representing himself from the San Francisco County jail where he is being held. The lawsuit names as defendants The Standard, Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, NYP Holdings Inc. (publisher of the New York Post), and photojournalist Paul Kuroda, along with up to 100 unnamed individuals.
Kuroda has worked extensively for several of the state’s top publications. He was twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the NPPA/University of Missouri National Photographer of the Year award in 1990.
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Reached for comment, Kuroda expressed surprise to learn of the lawsuit. “Nothing like this has ever happened to me before,” he told The Standard.
Momeni alleges defamation, breach of contract, professional negligence, civil rights violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and invasion of privacy. He is seeking $17 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Momeni did not respond to a request for comment via the Sheriff’s Department.
Momeni was convicted of second-degree murder in December 2024 for the April 2023 stabbing death of Lee, a prominent tech executive. A jury acquitted Momeni of first-degree murder but found him guilty of the lesser charge after deliberations that began in early December 2024. He faces 16 years to life in prison. A hearing on Momeni’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 12.
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In the lead-up to the trial, lawyers for Momeni attempted to get it moved out of San Francisco (opens in new tab), claiming that photos of him in his jail cell, first published by The Standard and later by the New York Post, unfairly biased potential jury members against him. A judge rejected the request (opens in new tab).
Lee, 43, who founded 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.
Prosecutors argued that Momeni intended to kill Lee following an argument about Momeni’s sister and her drug use. Momeni maintained throughout the trial that he had acted in self-defense after Lee attacked him with a knife.
The case drew national attention and became entangled in debates about crime in San Francisco. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins pushed back on critics, including Elon Musk, who characterized the homicide as evidence of lawlessness in the city. Law enforcement officials had said early in the investigation that they believed the stabbing was not a random crime.
Momeni fired the attorneys who represented him at trial and retained new counsel in June. His new lawyers, Daniel Shriro and Boris Bindman, have expressed concerns about the fairness of the trial proceedings.
The Lee family has filed a civil lawsuit against the Momeni family, claiming emotional damages from the trial.
The complaint filed Monday does not specify which articles or photographs are at issue in Momeni’s claims against the media defendants.
Representatives for The Los Angeles Times, News Corp., and the New York Post did not respond to requests for comment.
George Kelly can be reached at [email protected]
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Momeni is in a San Francisco County jail for the second-degree murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Nima Momeni, the man convicted last December of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee, has filed a $17 million lawsuit against several media organizations — including The San Francisco Standard — alleging defamation and civil rights violations related to coverage of his case.
In a complaint filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, Momeni is listed as representing himself from the San Francisco County jail where he is being held. The lawsuit names as defendants The Standard, Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, NYP Holdings Inc. (publisher of the New York Post), and photojournalist Paul Kuroda, along with up to 100 unnamed individuals.
Kuroda has worked extensively for several of the state’s top publications. He was twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the NPPA/University of Missouri National Photographer of the Year award in 1990.
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Reached for comment, Kuroda expressed surprise to learn of the lawsuit. “Nothing like this has ever happened to me before,” he told The Standard.
Momeni alleges defamation, breach of contract, professional negligence, civil rights violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and invasion of privacy. He is seeking $17 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Momeni did not respond to a request for comment via the Sheriff’s Department.
Momeni was convicted of second-degree murder in December 2024 for the April 2023 stabbing death of Lee, a prominent tech executive. A jury acquitted Momeni of first-degree murder but found him guilty of the lesser charge after deliberations that began in early December 2024. He faces 16 years to life in prison. A hearing on Momeni’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 12.
Related
In the lead-up to the trial, lawyers for Momeni attempted to get it moved out of San Francisco (opens in new tab), claiming that photos of him in his jail cell, first published by The Standard and later by the New York Post, unfairly biased potential jury members against him. A judge rejected the request (opens in new tab).
Lee, 43, who founded 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.
Prosecutors argued that Momeni intended to kill Lee following an argument about Momeni’s sister and her drug use. Momeni maintained throughout the trial that he had acted in self-defense after Lee attacked him with a knife.
The case drew national attention and became entangled in debates about crime in San Francisco. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins pushed back on critics, including Elon Musk, who characterized the homicide as evidence of lawlessness in the city. Law enforcement officials had said early in the investigation that they believed the stabbing was not a random crime.
Momeni fired the attorneys who represented him at trial and retained new counsel in June. His new lawyers, Daniel Shriro and Boris Bindman, have expressed concerns about the fairness of the trial proceedings.
The Lee family has filed a civil lawsuit against the Momeni family, claiming emotional damages from the trial.
The complaint filed Monday does not specify which articles or photographs are at issue in Momeni’s claims against the media defendants.
Representatives for The Los Angeles Times, News Corp., and the New York Post did not respond to requests for comment.
George Kelly can be reached at [email protected]
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This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
