Megaupload co-founder's bail appeal rejected by court
 

A 1970 extradition treaty between the United States and New Zealand gives the U.S. 45 days from the time of Dotcom's arrest to request extradition. The New Zealand Extradition Act, passed in 1999, gives the United States preferential status to access a streamlined process for making its request.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1229942.html

This is the sort of thing shit bags with a ton of money don't take into consideration.