If someone steals your watch and you take it back, you are not a thief.
If you imagine someone stole your watch, but you sold your watch to them, and you "take it back" you're the thief.
I'm under the impression that Bill Gates used politics to get his money, and if so, he is guilty of receiving stolen goods from the primary thief: government. Go after the real problem first, then you don't need to worry about the little guys (and yes, Bill Gates is small potatoes compared to the State).