This book has been a conceptual undertaking, intended to develop and articulate a new theoretical framework for the study of family corruption—a topic that, despite its evident real-world significance, has remained largely overlooked in existing scholarship. Rather than relying on a systematic data collection and empirical analysis, I have employed a conceptual and exploratory approach. Drawing on cases from various countries and contexts, as well as investigative journalism and academic research, I sought to theorize the patterns and mechanisms by which familial arrangements intersect with corrupt practices.