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Nima Momeni

Nima Momeni is an information technology consultant and entrepreneur based in Emeryville, California.

He is the brother of Khazar Elyassnia.1)

He moonlights as a DJ, publishing music on SoundCloud under the name “Aganima”.2) 3)

History

Education

According to Momeni's LinkedIn profile, he attended the University of California Berkeley, as well as Laney College and Vista College.4) However, UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof claimed there was “no record of attendance or graduation” on file for Momeni.5)

Court records from Alameda County indicate Momeni was “charged with a misdemeanor in 2004 for allegedly driving while intoxicated.”6)

Career

Momeni worked at Marfic Technologies from 2005-2007 as a system/network engineer. He then worked at Coast Range Technologies as an IT administrator/consultant from 2006-2012.

On March 17, 2010, Momeni incorporated Expand Information Technology under the name Expand IT Services, LLC.7)

In 2011, Momeni was charged with “allegedly selling a switchblade knife and driving with a suspended license.”8)

Arrest

On April 13, 2023, Momeni was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department on suspicion of having committed the murder of Bob Lee on April 4.9) Charges against him were filed by District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.10) According to Police Chief Bill Scott, Momeni and Lee knew each other.

A total of three search warrants were executed. Several of Momeni's neighbours were interviewed in response to the arrest, with one anonymously alleging that “Momeni had come to his door the night of the incident, asking for alcohol.” Another neighbour, Chris Donatiello, expressed shock at the arrest and described Momeni as “a super nice guy.” A third neighbour was Sam Singer, who recently opened an office for his Singer Associates firm in the same building as Momeni's live-work space.11)

Momeni's profile photo on LinkedIn was updated less than one week prior to his arrest.12)

Momeni's hearing, originally scheduled for April 14, was abruptly postponed.13) His lawyer, Paula Canny, held a brief press conference in which she questioned whether the video footage of the incident actually substantiated the accusations. She asked for the hearing to be postponed until the official coroner's report was complete and available to the defense. Finally, she indicated Momeni would enter a “not guilty” plea.14)

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Smith, J. (2023, April 14). Does glamorous sister of “killer” tech exec hold clue to murder of Cash App founder? Married Iranian migrant introduced suspect and victim and owns apartment just blocks from where knife attack happened. Daily Mail Online. http://archive.today/2023.04.15-125556/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11973129/Cash-App-founder-Bob-Lees-family-thank-San-Francisco-cops-arresting-killer.html
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Best_Outcome_5960. (2023, April 13). What We Know About Nima Momeni, Man Arrested in the Killing of Bob Lee. Reddit. http://archive.today/2023.04.14-025821/https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/12kz4ro/what_we_know_about_nima_momeni_man_arrested_in/
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aganima. SoundCloud. Retrieved April 14, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.04.14-025709/https://soundcloud.com/aganima
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Nina Momeni. LinkedIn. Retrieved April 13, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.04.13-215700/https://www.linkedin.com/in/nmomeni/
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Graff, A. (2023, April 13). Who is Nima Momeni, the man accused of killing tech exec Bob Lee? SFGATE. https://web.archive.org/web/20230413213835/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/who-is-nima-momeni-suspect-in-bob-lee-case-17895636.php
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Swan, R., Cassidy, M., & Cabanatuan, M. (2023, April 13). Arrest made in Bob Lee killing; suspect is tech entrepreneur Nima Momeni. San Francisco Chronicle. http://archive.today/2023.04.13-211808/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bob-lee-san-francisco-arrest-17895071.php
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Expand IT Services, LLC | Business Details | Better Business Bureau® Profile. Better Business Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.04.13-222533/https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-mateo/profile/information-technology-services/expand-it-services-llc-1116-925615/details
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Entrepreneur arrested in murder of Bob Lee knew Cash App founder, police say. (2023, April 13). ABC7 San Francisco. https://web.archive.org/web/20230413212810/https://abc7news.com/bob-lee-arrest-nima-momeni-cash-app-founder/13121930/
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Toms, L. (2023, April 13). Emeryville neighbors of Nima Momeni, suspect in Bob Lee murder, express shock after his arrest. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/who-is-nima-momeni-suspect-bob-lee-murder-san-francisco-tech-executive/
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Nima Momeni - About this profile. LinkedIn. Retrieved April 13, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/nmomeni/overlay/about-this-profile/
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Elinson, Z. (2023, April 25). Suspect in Cash App Founder Bob Lee’s Killing Plans “Not Guilty” Plea. Wall Street Journal. http://archive.today/2023.04.26-124106/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/suspect-in-cash-app-founder-bob-lees-killing-plans-not-guilty-plea-ff9671a4
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