Tyco Electronics Corp. is the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit by a former employee who claims he was fired for revealing information about fraudulent accounting practices.

The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court in Philadelphia by Jeffrey Wiest, a manager who worked for 31 years in the company’s accounting office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Weist claims he was “constructively discharged” for providing information about Tyco’s “illegal attempts” to process payments for “extravagant parties.”

The 54 year-old Weist said he began questioning expenses that did not meet accounting standards such as a “$350,000 event being held at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.”

Weist is seeking reimbursement for medical expenses, compensation for legal fees, pain and suffering.

If you have information that could prove useful in a fraud suit against a corporation or contractor, you may be eligible to file for a whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act. Contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, by calling 202-973-0900 today.