Nima Momeni trial updates NBC Bay Area [Video]

Tech consultant Nima Momeni‘s trial for murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee is expected to start this month.

Jury selection is underway and opening statements are scheduled to start Monday, Oct. 14.

Lee’s violent death in San Francisco on April 4, 2023 shocked the tech community as fellow executives and engineers praised his generosity, curiosity and leadership skills. He was 43 and chief product officer of cryptocurrency platform MobileCoin when he died.

Here’s a look at the latest on what we know about the murder case.

On his LinkedIn profile, Momeni describes himself as an “IT Consultant/Entrepreneur” as well as the owner of a company called Expand IT. Business filings with the state list Momeni as the chief executive officer, secretary and chief financial officer of Expand IT INC, described as an information technology consulting business. He signed the filing in August 2022.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Momeni has …