Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for running a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly people out of thousands of dollars.
Shah was sentenced to 78 months in prison Friday in federal court in New York City.
She'll be subject to five years of supervised release once she gets out.
Shah stood and faced the judge as her prison term was announced and showed no visible reaction.
Stein said "thousands of elderly people" lost "tens of millions of dollars" in the scheme led by Shah.
"No victim ever earned promised returns" and they suffered "financial and emotional devastation" as their lives were "turned upside down," the judge said.
"I don’t know if she appreciates the harm she has caused, I hope she has, I heard the words," Stein said. "Those people have no way of being made full again ... If they are financially, they won't be emotionally."
The judge wished Shah well: "I do wish you luck. I know you can put this behind you and when you get out you can rebuild your life."
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