Without knowing the nature of the offense that was commited in Thailand, it is hard to answer the question. I did find some information about the extradition treaties in effect between the US and Thailand: "There are two principle bilateral treaties between the United States and Thailand controlling the role of law enforcement and the cooperation of law enforcement between the two countries. The Treaty on Mutual Assistance on Criminal Matters was signed in Bangkok on March 19, 1986, and went into force on June 10, 1993. The second treaty is the extradition treaty. In addition to the above, Thailand and the United states have also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Narcotics Field." "The Thai-US Treaty, rather than enumerating specific offenses, states in general terms that an offense will be extraditable if it is punishable under the laws of both Contracting parties by imprisonment or other form of detention for a period of more than one year or by any greater punishment. This provision thus broadens the array of extraditable offenses, and also embodies the dual criminality requirement, i.e., the offense must be a crime under the law of both States." Please read more at: http://www.thailawforum.com/articles/extraleeds2.html It seems like this situation is a rather complicated one and one would be well advised to seek help from a professional.

I'd wonder where the heck you found something of that worth. They say do the time if ya do the crime...but dang, use ya mind! A million dollar contract...or lawsuit...seems like a really bad rap song. Write it down, pitter-patter for a bit about it...create a million dollar song. : ) -2cent

Extradition does not extend to civil law.

From what I have seen it is virtually impossible for another country to get a US citizen extradited from the US.

It depends on the crime and the countries involved. In your case, it would probably have to be a bargain between the two nations. I don't believe there is an extradition treaty and as noted, it would not extend to civil law.

Thailand and the US have a mutual extradition treaty. They also (supposedly) share tax, banking, and income information. If you're a US citizen, the US will almost never extradite you to another nation to face criminal charges. (The same holds true for most countries: they don't surrender their own citizens to foreigners ... unless there's a massive amount of political leverage being applied.) However, extradition rights don't apply to civil cases - even when the Government is the claimant. Though these days governments have tended to find a way of makine any civil claim they have against someone into a criminal case as well. For criminal cases, extradition procedings are expensive - like over a $250,000 - so governments typically aren't interested in extraditing people for minor or low-profile crimes.