Pittsburgh Public Works director Guy Costa said Wednesday that he will examine job applications of city employees to determine if any of them lied on their applications. Costa is conducting this investigation following a Target 11 investigation about a former employee who sued the city, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after he allegedly lied on his application.

Paul Grguras, who had worked for the city for more than a decade, was fired two years ago because city administrators said he lied on his job application by failing to disclose a felony conviction. Grguras said he didn't lie, and that the lack of disclosure was just an oversight. According to court records, he pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property in 1983. He said at the time he was young and his parents handled the legal proceedings. He never served any jail time.

"I had probation. I had probation. You know, maybe it's drilled into my head wrong, or what, but I had probation, and the only thing I remember when I was young was just take the probation and go on with your life," said Grguras, who received the Employee of the Year award under former Mayor Tom Murphy.

In March, Grguras filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming he was singled out. According to the lawsuit, Grguras and his attorney contend that other city employees lied about criminal convictions, but that nothing was done to them, and they continue working.

Public Works director Costa told Target 11 that he will examine employee records and job applications to determine if any of them lied on their job applications, about where they live or if they failed to disclose criminal convictions.