Adabi: Journal of Public Administration and Business: Volume 1, Number 1, July 2018/1439 74 Patterns and Causes of Corruption Among Government Officials in Indonesia Risnaldi Ibrahim Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat, Indonesia & Alumni Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Mohammad Agus Yusoff Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Huma Magridoni Koling Faculty of Social Sciences Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia Email Corresponding: risnaldiibrahim@gmail.com Received: 2 June 2018 Revised: 28 June 02018 Approved: 4 July 2018 Abstract Acts of corruption in Indonesia today are like an illegitimate inheritance without wills, corruption remains sustainable even though regulations and laws have been made for its prevention by each period of leadership, but all of them have not been tested and run well, because in general none government institutions and agencies that are not infected with corruption. The article aims to reveal what are the patterns and causes of corruption by government officials in Indonesia. The methodology used in writing this article is content analysis, one approach to writing scientific work in qualitative research. All data comes from the results of the authors' reading of various theories, expert opinions and the results of previous research related to the issues discussed. all data collected, reduced, analyzed, presented and closed with conclusions. Based on the results of the analysis, the authors conclude that, there are six patterns of corruption committed by officials, namely, conventional patterns, giving tribute and commissions, fictitious financial receipts, abuse of authority and collusion of partner companies. Furthermore, there are five factors caused corruption, namely greedy behavior of individuals, government organizations, weak legal system, weak supervision and low practice of religion. Keywords: Acts, corruption, officials, government