"The Clintons returned about $48,000 in furniture, and they paid the government about $86,000 for other items."

That's actually more than I thought, but anyone else that would have been charged for theft would have received the charge of Grand Larceny, a felony. I have seen other gov employees receive a stiffer penalty for the same thing, except the gifts were of less value. It's nice to be exempt from prosecution.