The site of data storage/repository is unlikely the site of the crime from a legal standpoint. Illegal surveillance of Trump Tower, for example, happened wither in NYC, or where the snooper was, Washington, DC.
I think the conjunction of Huber and Utah is more happenstance than anything. He's trusted, likely for complex reasons, and he happens to be situated in Utah.
If I were some type of lawyer, I would be more confident in my assertion but I think the possibility exists that it's taken into account. Along with the other factors that you allude to, including U1.
Lawyers make up stuff as they go along all the time. Just depends on what they can get away with. Eh?