LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Better Business Bureau said Tuesday that it expelled a Southern California chapter after an investigation into an apparent pay-to-play scandal.

BBB of the Southland, the nation's largest bureau, lost its right to use the name, logo and trademarks of the famous consumer protection group, according to a statement from the governing Council of Better Business Bureaus, based in Arlington, Va.

Many consumers use BBB rankings as guides to the trustworthiness of thousands of businesses. They also file complaints to the bureaus.

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