Sourcing I have seen describe the restriction as limited to the suspect and excludes the family. Suspect was to be drawn only in silhouette.
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If Nima was also at her condo when Lee arrived, then it is possible that the sister left them to their discussion/interaction and fell asleep and didn't know when Lee left.
Video footage has Nima there from roughly 8:30pm to 2:00am.
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Brother grilled Bob Lee about relationship with sister before stabbing
Nima Momeni, pictured, was set to appear in court Friday charged with the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, inset, before his hearing was postponed at the last minute.
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Court sketches of profiles and a featureless face are supplemented by the Daily Mail gallery which includes what appears to be some professional photos of the sister and her husband and a video of them arriving to court looking like movie stars imoHere's another Reuters court room sketch featured in the Daily Mail.
Brother grilled Bob Lee about relationship with sister before stabbing
Nima Momeni, pictured, was set to appear in court Friday charged with the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, inset, before his hearing was postponed at the last minute.www.dailymail.co.uk
Brother grilled Bob Lee about relationship with sister before stabbing
arielilane
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New information has emerged about Nima Momeni, the suspect who has been charged with murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Details emerge about Nima Momeni, suspect charged with murder in death of tech executive Bob Lee
Neighbors described Momeni as "warm" and said it was a shock to see him arrested by police.
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There are other MSM articles that report that UC Berkeley stated that they have no record of Nima Momeni graduating from the university. Also, people interviewed who knew of his office space said that he seemed not to have any employees, the company was Nima, pretty much alone.
New information has emerged about Nima Momeni, the suspect who has been charged with murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Details emerge about Nima Momeni, suspect charged with murder in death of tech executive Bob Lee
Neighbors described Momeni as "warm" and said it was a shock to see him arrested by police.
So I do have to wonder where he got the money to afford the space he rented, both to live and the space where his office was located. Maybe this explains his close relationship with his sister, just my opinion and speculating.
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The picture I posted does not have the defendant in profile, just the family members. The defendant is presented frontally, but colored an alien gray color without features. So I suppose it was "in profile" or "featureless." There's another picture of the defendant (on Reuters) where he too is in profile.
I cannot find any longer, the reporting about the judge's direction about this - which is odd, because I still have open the article from which I got the picture and info (or thought I did).
If you get a chance (don't go out of your way) to share your source, I'd keep it in my notes on this case. It's such a bizarre case, so rapidly unfolding and with an arrest and arraignment so rapidly made.
IMO.
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His courtroom arraignment, originally scheduled for Friday, was delayed until Apr. 25. The 9:00 am is PT.
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Here’s an article that references it, as well as a screenshot of the relevant text in the article.
Bob Lee was confronted by accused killer about sister: court documents
Just hours before tech mogul Bob Lee was brutally stabbed to death in San Francisco, a witness overheard a conversation between the Cash App founder and his accused killer, Nima Momeni, according t…
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So, not the first time she has met up with another man according to this article, and the brother clearly facilitates the meet ups, hmm...
At the very end of the article:
A man interviewed by The Standard described matching with Khazar Momeni on a dating app in 2019. He said he later met up with her and her brother at a bar and eventually visited her home.
“They were very nice, super social people,” he said.
He said he was flabbergasted to hear Nima Momeni was charged in the killing of Lee.
“I’m shocked because he was such a nice guy.”
sfstandard.com
At the very end of the article:
A man interviewed by The Standard described matching with Khazar Momeni on a dating app in 2019. He said he later met up with her and her brother at a bar and eventually visited her home.
“They were very nice, super social people,” he said.
He said he was flabbergasted to hear Nima Momeni was charged in the killing of Lee.
“I’m shocked because he was such a nice guy.”
Who Is the High-Flying Couple Linked to the Bob Lee Killing?
The arrest of a suspect in the killing forced his sister Khazar Momeni and her husband Dr. Dino Elyassnia into the spotlight.
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She was married in 2013 so maybe she was in an open relationship or separated at that time?So, not the first time she has met up with another man according to this article, and the brother clearly facilitates the meet ups, hmm...
At the very end of the article:
A man interviewed by The Standard described matching with Khazar Momeni on a dating app in 2019. He said he later met up with her and her brother at a bar and eventually visited her home.
“They were very nice, super social people,” he said.
He said he was flabbergasted to hear Nima Momeni was charged in the killing of Lee.
“I’m shocked because he was such a nice guy.”
Who Is the High-Flying Couple Linked to the Bob Lee Killing?
The arrest of a suspect in the killing forced his sister Khazar Momeni and her husband Dr. Dino Elyassnia into the spotlight.
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I think it’s likely his start-up was funded by venture capitalists.
Even JP Morgan was defrauded for $175 million recently by a start-up, “Frank”, that created bogus accounts to make it look like it had a larger customer base, the SEC has filed a fraud case.
I’m not suggesting his company was fraudulent only that it’s easy enough.
The money thrown at tech start ups is astronomical and with little oversight.
His start up salary likely legitimately funds a lavish lifestyle and his home/office in Emeryville. Jmo
Edited to add: many tech employees work from home, not having traffic to his home/office doesn’t mean he doesn’t have employees and a viable business.
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Or maybe the brother was there in the role of a chaperone?
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Maybe they met on a dating app, but I am more inclined to think that they met as part of a similar social circle, not necessarily tech-related circle, but a wider circle of wealthy professionals who attend varous social events in San Francisco. Her husband is an extremely prominent plastic surgeon and would have an expansive social network, and through marriage, so would she. JMO.
Maybe they met on a dating app, but I am more inclined to think that they met as part of a similar social circle, not necessarily tech-related circle, but a wider circle of wealthy professionals who attend varous social events in San Francisco. Her husband is an extremely prominent plastic surgeon and would have an expansive social network, and through marriage, so would she. JMO.
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His company seemed to be a small IT support shop with few employees. Google reviews ranged from a senior citizen praising him for helping with her personal computer issues to professionals praising him and his team for providing troubleshooting and/or upgrading services at their workplaces.
Very possible. Dating app also possible since they lived in close proximity (3 miles) in 2019, Bob was no longer living with his ex at that time, someone else was quoted as matching with her (Nima’s sister) on dating apps in 2019, and Bob’s friend was introduced to her through Bob 3-4 years ago. Just speculating; don’t know how they met.
However, I’ll add that “The League” app in particular is meant to connect high earners and high net worth people with one another. Regardless of whether Bob and/or the woman in question ran in the same circles, The League is meant to facilitate introductions to others in that realm who may not already be connected socially. However, I’ll reiterate that while he shared he was using that app about a year ago, he might not have been using it (or any other app) in 2019 and they absolutely might have met some other way.
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Yes, I thought his business was relatively new but he’s been in business 13 years and even if he didn’t graduate from Berkeley, he’s not the first tech entrepreneur who didn’t graduate.
Obviously I’m not privy to his finances but I know that he obtained experience working as an IT consultant and systems engineer before starting his company.
His loft in Emeryville (a converted 1917 warehouse) is reasonably priced on todays market at $575,000-$650,000 (none for sale presently) but if he bought it 10 years ago it was probably in the $300,000 range, all are prices not extravagant by Bay Area standards and well within his means. Jmo
I’ve spent a good deal of time house sitting for a friend in Emeryville who travels for her job. She bought a similar loft style condo converted from an old warehouse about 10 years ago when they were a deal, during the gentrification boom. Artists, teachers, and working families bought them. I compared my friend’s loft and the asking price today is very similar to today’s price of his loft, doubled in value since purchase.
I think this guy is a horrible person and hope he spends the rest of his life in prison but don’t really understand why people think his sister’s husband supports him or that he’s not capable of supporting himself in the East Bay.
The suspect appears to make smarter financial decisions than his sister and husband even if he doesn’t make as much or live as extravagantly. Jmo. It’s not like he lives in SF in the Millennium Tower as reported about his sister, where pre-sale prices averaged $1.8 million 14 years ago, peaking in 2015 at $3.8 mill, it was marketed as the most luxurious address on the west coast until it started sinking and tilting. Now they struggle to sell at $1.5 mill or less, the majority (71% in 2021) on the market cancel or expire, unsold. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near that 60 tilting stories of glass during an earthquake!
Who is Nima Momeni, the man accused of killing tech exec Bob Lee?
Momeni is an IT consultant and entrepreneur, according to his LinkedIn page. His resume shows he founded a company called Expand IT, and a Yelp page for the company said he started the business in 2010.
Prior to starting Expand IT, Momeni worked as a consultant and systems engineer with a few other local companies, including Coast Range Technologies in San Jose, according to LinkedIn. Coast Range Technologies, which provides IT services to local companies, confirmed with SFGATE that Momeni worked there as both an employee and contractor between 2006 and 2012.
“He was an employee for a couple months,” said Russell Haynes, the company’s owner. “He always had his own IT thing going on, so he did some contract work for me for a few years after.”
“I’ve called him in on tasks that he was good at,” he added. “He was talented, and he was thorough.”
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I agree, lots of entrepreneurs are not college graduates, but this guy claimed to have graduated from UC Berkeley and he didn't. He lied about it.
Also, it has been reported that he doesn't own the loft in Emeryville, he rents it.
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Here’s an article that references it, as well as a screenshot of the relevant text in the article.
Bob Lee was confronted by accused killer about sister: court documents
Just hours before tech mogul Bob Lee was brutally stabbed to death in San Francisco, a witness overheard a conversation between the Cash App founder and his accused killer, Nima Momeni, according t…fox59.com
Thank you so much!
And also, much thanks to @Zoomy for posts regarding the business situation and possible use of social/dating apps in this case.
Opinion: Bad actors can be very friendly and social, it gives them ease of entry into other people's lives. IMO. There's something strange about Momeni's business and he seems to be a bit of a poser. I think this was personal and not business related, but the social demeanor must have fooled Bob Lee, as he got in the car with this guy.
IMO.