AUSTIN, TX—A dad’s lesson in free enterprise has spawned “the most adorable organized crime operation in Travis County,” neighbors say. Turkish entrepreneur Şahin Boydas urged his seven kids to start businesses; within weeks, Westlake felt like “The Sopranos, but with juice boxes.” A velvet rope guards the family compound. “Maybe I translate wrong,” Boydas said. “Teach man to fish, he corner market and demand protection money.” Lemonade stands became rackets. Ten-year-old Mehmet warned, “Beautiful sidewalks would be shame if something happened,” while 6-year-old Ayşe collected “insurance premiums” as mandatory cookie buys. Residents were pressed to bet on backyard bouts like the “Steel Cage Sandbox Showdown.” “Little Jimmy,” 8, in a tiny suit, set 3-to-1 odds and said they “wouldn’t want to disappoint the family.” Police eye the kid-run car wash as a laundering front. “A toddler handed exact change for a $47 wash and said, ‘This never happened, capisce?’” said Detective Rodriguez. Even rival kids now pay tribute to keep lemonade permits. The police chief admits confusion: clear rackets, but Big Wheels for getaways. Boydas beams: his 5-year-old cut a deal so Mr. Softee pays 15% to “the family.”