Keith Gaines Drago Sr. (Keith Drago) – Financial Advisor/Broker Keith Drago Suspended from the Securities Industry | Goodman & Nekvasil, P.A. May Recover Investor Losses
Keith Gaines Drago Sr. (Keith Drago) CRD #858785
Keith Drago is a currently licensed financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Keith Drago was a previously licensed financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. FINRA reports that Keith Drago was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from the securities industry for 35 days beginning in August 2020.
According to FINRA Allegations:
Keith Drago consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that Keith Drago borrowed $25,000.00 from his member firm customer without prior notice to, or obtaining prior written approval from, the firm. The findings asserted that Keith Drago falsely stated on two firm compliance certifications that he had not engaged in any lending or borrowing arrangement with any firm customer.
According to Keith Drago’s BrokerCheck Report, Keith Drago was discharged from Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in March 2019. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. terminated Keith Drago after an internal review uncovered evidence indicating that Keith Drago entered into an unapproved lending arrangement with a customer in violation of firm policy. Keith Drago denied that such an arrangement existed between him and his client.
Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses
If you lost money on investments with Keith Drago and believe the investments may have been unsuitable or otherwise improper for you, we would like to discuss the possibility of your retaining our firm to represent you in an arbitration action concerning Keith Drago’s conduct. There is no charge for an evaluation of your case. Further, we handle our cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that unless we recover money for you, we charge no attorney’s fee. Unless you recover any money, you pay us nothing, not even the costs and expenses which the firm will advance on your behalf.
Kalju Nekvasil, Esq., formerly regional counsel with the NASD, now known as FINRA, has practiced in this area of the law for more than 35 years. Goodman & Nekvasil, P.A. has recovered more than $180 million on behalf of victimized investors. If you lost money on investments with Keith Drago and would like your case evaluated by a securities attorney (again, there is no charge for an evaluation and all cases are handled on a purely contingency fee basis), please contact us.
Some of the information in this blog post was obtained on 8/25/2020 directly from FINRA BrokerCheck, without any changes. If you believe this information was reported incorrectly, please contact our firm at 1-800-500-4442.