"I felt unprivileged as some company bosses lived an extravagant life while I lived on meager wages. As I was granted greater power, more people asked me to help them gain benefits. It's difficult to control greed if you abuse your power."

Dong Yong'an, former Party chief of the Henan provincial transport bureau, admitting his crimes, according to a dahe.cn report. He got life in prison in December 2012 for taking bribes valued at more than 25 million yuan ($4 million).